Industrial Applications for Heat Observation Technology
Safety equipment, and safety supplies are as necessary to industry as having good employees to run the business. Choosing the right personal protective equipment (PPE) can be a complex task, even for experienced safety professionals. Reasons for this complexity occur largely as a result of the large amounts of quality safety equipment available to choose from and the various equipment options to choose from. The H.O.T System from Hothead Technologies can dramatically reduce the number of heat related injuries and drastically reduce the amount of downtime. The H.O.T System from Hothead Technologies now gives safety managers the proactive approach to worker safety, allowing the supervisor to remove the employee from the dangers of heat related illness before the damage is done.
Heat Sensing
The highly-sensitive sensor measures forehead skin temperature and provides this data real time. Skin temperature measurements of the forehead are highly reliable early warning indicators of heat stress and potential heat related injuries and illnesses.
Remote reporting
The system is equipped with a custom RF transponder or assembly that gathers heat data and transmits it to a handheld PDA. The data can be downloaded to a user’s computer and reports are generated that detail dates, times, and skin temperature readings for each individual worker.
Intelligent Long Range (ILR)
Active RFID tag
- 300+ yards read/write radius
- Can be retro fitted into a hard
hat, welders mask, etc - Skin temperature logging
- 1,000-tag simultaneous
identification - Battery life – two years plus
- Impact resistant & Industrial
housing - Water proof
Sensor Technology
- Custom Design
- Measures temp from temporal
artery - Captures multiple readings
- Impact Resistant
- Non-Invasive, “Pinpoint” size
- Only weighs .5 ounces
Intrinsically safe biosensors coming soon!
PDA Hardware & Software Solution
- Customizable database
- Up to 1,000 personnel accessible
- Built-in audible alert
- Blue Tooth Ready
- Historical data
Heat-related deaths and illness are preventable yet annually many people succumb to extreme heat. Historically, from 1979-2003, excessive heat exposure caused 8,015 deaths in the United States. During this period, more people in this country died from extreme heat than from hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes combined. In 2001, 300 deaths were caused by excessive heat exposure. This does not only include athletes, children, elderly but also many industrial workers who work in hot environments all day every day, whether it is in Texas sun or in factory processing steel.
CDC: Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety
CDC: Frequently Asked Questions About Extreme Heat
