Although being oriented for the Oil&Gas sector, the project aims to enter in the market of connected worker technologies, which are wearable technologies of different typologies, used by worker as safety equipment. By definition of wearable technologies, they include technology in contact with the body, such as headset devices, smart clothing, smart glasses, virtual/augmented reality headset, smart watches, smart earphones and any other device in contact with the body or the skin.
Connected Worker Market is a large market that is currently at the beginning of its expansion and in which the company can play a leading role. Wearable technologies for connected workers can be an important development driver for industrial transformation, adding the concept of People to the traditional Asset, Operation and Productions vision. They a are not only a tool for Digital Transformation, but also a fundamental pillar of a more integrated EHS policy (Environment, Health and Safety) of the company.
EHS business function shifted significantly from compliance to proactively managing operational risks to prevent incidents that negatively impact people, production or the environment. This shift is evident since “improve operational performance” is among the top three strategic objectives of safety initiatives, along with compliance and risk mitigation
As expected, outcome of the SMEI Phase 1 assessment was positive, evaluating SIHS as a high-quality, disruptive and ambitious project which will generate significant turnovers and lead to relevant employment creation. With this project Qoowear will at first address the Oil& Gas industry technological challenge to create and adopt a technology that could process data from monitoring systems embedded in workers’ equipment, introducing to the market the World’s First Smart Interconnected Heating Suite to the Oil&Gas workers.
As ultimate goal, company’s value proposition has the potential to create a deep innovation in the EHS sector, in a logic of Digital Transformation, Industry4.0 IOT technology and Data Economy revolution. Combining wearable technology, edge and cloud computing applications and complex machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms, QOOWEAR offers new tools for risk analysis, planning, prevention and ultimate higher operational efficiency.
