Technology developed at Worcestershire technology accelerator BetaDen, which has been mandated for use across an 80km stretch of the HS2 construction site, will be showcased at the NEC in September as part of a national Health and Safety Event (7-8 September)
Plinx, was a founder member of cohort 2 at BetaDen, will showcase its fully-integrated Protect, Connect, Effect system at the show, which uses sensors and private networks to make workers and machinery operators aware of changing site hazards in real time, reducing the likelihood of collisions or other accidents.
“We believe our new system is the industry’s first truly-interconnected digital safety solution.”
Matt Young, Head of Growth at Malvern-based Plinx, said: “Plinx has been extremely well received by the construction sector since we developed the technology at BetaDen and, through our experience working with HS2, we’ve now been able identify a number of additional features that will add real value on site.
“We believe our new system is the industry’s first truly-interconnected digital safety solution.”
“By combining a highly-portable, secure private network that works well in both open and remote environments – such as tunnels – with real-time location data drawn from helmet-mounted sensors and tags installed on site hazards and machinery, we can alert workers to changing dangers and reduce the likelihood of collisions and other on-site accidents.”
