Solutions · Plants and manufacturing
Occupational safety and order in manufacturing
In manufacturing, a breach of procedure is paid for in health rather than money. n7kel connects to shop floor and site cameras and reports workwear violations, entry into hazardous zones and unattended posts — immediately, with a frame and a video clip.
Challenges
What manufacturing sites face
PPE
Working without a helmet, high-visibility vest or gloves where they are mandatory.
Hazardous zones
Entering the operating zone of equipment, walking under suspended loads, entering restricted areas.
Posts
An operator’s post is unattended, absences during the shift, the person at the post is not the one on the schedule.
Incidents
A person is lying on the floor with no one nearby; on the night shift this is noticed too late.
n7kel Vakhta
What the system sees on the shop floor
- PPE: helmet, high-visibility vest, gloves — the set is defined for each post;
- hazardous zones: entry into a marked zone is a critical event with an immediate notification;
- post occupancy: who is at which post, which posts are unattended, absences and returns with their duration;
- identification: whether the employee at the post is the one on the schedule — only for employees with written consent;
- actions: phone calls, smoking, eating, sleeping at the post — informational flags, enabled at the client’s decision;
- safety: a person on the floor; low-light support.
If a camera goes offline, no violations are raised from empty frames: posts switch to the “unknown” state and a camera notification is sent.
Scenarios
Typical scenarios in manufacturing
n7kel products — functions of our AI on your cameras. We design and implement — security systems that we supply, install and integrate.
| Location | Situation | What n7kel does |
|---|---|---|
| Shop floor | A worker without a helmet at a machine | n7kel Vakhta: a high-priority violation with a frame and video |
| Shop floor | Entry into the equipment operating zone | n7kel Vakhta: a critical event, notification to the foreman and the occupational safety service |
| Operator post | Post unattended longer than allowed | n7kel Vakhta: an event when the post’s time threshold is exceeded, analytics of absences by shift |
| Warehouse, yard | Smoking in a prohibited area | n7kel Vakhta: an “Action noticed” flag |
| Grounds | A person on the floor during the night shift | n7kel Vakhta: an immediate notification |
| Entry checkpoint | Entry with someone else’s pass, unauthorized persons on site | n7kel Access: access control, turnstiles, card and face access — for employees who have given consent |
| Multiple sites | Recurring violations and incidents across plants | n7kel Atlas: events from all sites in one place, cases and tasks for the occupational safety and security services |
| Vehicle entrance to the grounds | A wanted vehicle | The license plate check module — only under an agreement with government authorities |
| Perimeter | No video surveillance on part of the grounds | We design and implement: perimeter and site video surveillance |
How we configure the system for manufacturing
- we mark out posts and hazardous zones on site together with the occupational safety service;
- we define the required workwear for each post;
- we train n7kel AI further for your production: your company’s uniforms and PPE, equipment, new actions and violation scenarios;
- we calibrate the system on your recordings: workwear, lighting and camera angles differ from site to site;
- the occupational safety service marks events as “confirmed” or “false alarm”, and the system adapts to the site based on these decisions;
- analytics shows trends by post, shift and violation type before and after a procedure change.
What is needed to start
n7kel AI is trained and tested on ordinary 2D images, so the cameras you already have are suitable. 3D cameras are supported too, if they are already on site or the task requires them.
- access to shop floor and site cameras — a view-only account;
- space and power for the equipment, a separate network segment for cameras;
- a list of posts, hazardous zones and workwear requirements;
- a person responsible for reviewing events; an internal policy on video analytics and a staff notice — we provide a template;
- a pilot of 2–4 weeks in 1–2 areas, with a final report with figures against agreed criteria.
Let’s discuss your shop floor
Tell us about your posts, hazardous zones and workwear requirements, and we will propose a survey and pilot plan.
Frames show n7kel AI output on licensed stock footage; people’s faces are blurred.