Accenture: Life Safety Solution Named New Product of the Year

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

The Accenture Life Safety Solution, a wireless-enabled multi-gas detection system that helps protect workers in potentially hazardous environments has  received the industrial hygiene product of the year award from Occupational Health & Safety magazine.

The Accenture Life Safety Solution uses multiple Wi-Fi access points to determine the location of workers. The solution, which is designed, installed and deployed specific to a location, uses a lapel-based wireless four-gas detector, as well as a panic button and a motion sensor to detect when a worker stops moving for a period of time.

Massimo Pagella, senior executive in Accenture Plant and Automation Solutions comments:

“Worker safety is a key priority for a range of industries with operations in challenging working locations,” he said. “This solution can help mitigate risks by continuously monitoring the environment in the plant and automatically providing feedback on abnormalities to the control centers and to management. Accenture continues to invest in R&D to broaden the range of services and capabilities the solution offers.”