Providing workers with a safe and healthy environment in which to work is a vital part of any organisation's policies. In industries like manufacturing, building and construction the risks are greater, demanding greater care. Experience shows that the best way to improve health and safety measures is to make it easy to do the right things, to make following the correct procedures part of the every-day way of doing the job. RFID can help achieve this in health and safety applications, reducing time lost through sickness or accidents and avoiding the risks of litigation or regulatory sanctions.

RFID based solutions can prompt regular checking of health and safety measures. They can help to monitor the usage of equipment where exposure to noise or vibration poses a risk to the operator. They can be used to ensure that assets are tested in accordance with safety requirements.

You can read how CoreRFID worked to improve health & safety inspections for Scottish Water sites across Scotland with the Galliford Morgan Joint Venture in this case study and how CoreRFID's solution helped Structural Metal Decking protect users of safety nets with this solution. For information on how CoreRFID worked with Reactec to create a system that reduces the risk of workers being exposed to industrial injuries resulting from vibration in hand held tools, an overview the Reactec RFID System is available. CoreRFID has also developed a solution for checking fume cabinets as part of their range of solutions for the pharmaceutical and health care industries.

RFID solutions can also contribute to public safety by making it easy to check that safety inspections are carried out. Applications can be found in public transportation where RFID can be used to ensure that escalators are regularly checked, lift inspections are carried out when planned, travelators are checked, exit doorways are not blocked are and other mass transit systems are monitored to avoid the risk of faiulure reducing service or endangering the public. You can read an overview of how CoreRFID has provided a Maintenance Solution to improve safety checking across escalator steps.