Research Highlights Details

Development of an AI Monitoring System for Personal Protective Equipment

Joint Research Center for Artificial Intelligent (SDAIA),
September 2024
 

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is committed to safeguarding its workforce. Despite the implementation of mandatory personal protective equipment (PPE) regulations, non-compliance continues to cause injuries and fatalities. Our AI-powered PPE monitoring system addresses this critical challenge by automating PPE compliance checks, significantly enhancing worker safety and operational efficiency.

The developed solution offers two versions of the PPE monitoring system to suit diverse work environments. The first version is designed for open spaces with a long distance between the workers and the camera while the other version is for smaller spaces with a shorter distance to the camera. Both versions have been tested in a real-time environment equipped with a smart dashboard to facilitate compliance monitoring and system administration. The first figure shows a screenshot of the system dashboard, and the second figure shows some PPEs detected on a real-time video.