Covid19 worker safety tag with social distancing warnings and contact tracing functionality .

这笔资金将使我们能够进行技术可行性研究，以了解在现有标签上添加软件的可行性，以便在两个或更多工人佩戴的标签彼此靠近时提供接近警告（视觉，声音和振动）。我们的混合技术标签包含低功耗蓝牙（BLE）技术，我们认为由于其传输范围和低功耗，这是驱动工人标签之间连接的最合适技术。该标签将是可配置的，允许在接近和接触时间的变化，使不同的工作情况，以适应。这些“接触”将被电子存储和恢复，以帮助追踪接触者，并为企业提供数据，以教育工人，特别是那些经常“违规者”，同时也给操作员一个意外或长时间接触的实时警告，使双方迅速分开。可行性研究还将考虑工人身上标签的位置，并在适当考虑这些位置的实用性的情况下确定最佳“佩戴”位置，以免妨碍工人的生产力/舒适度。Extronics是无线技术领域的全球领导者，从事工人安全跟踪设备的生产和营销已有12年的历史，并在全球拥有出口业务，占收入的90%。Extronics的客户一直在询问增加接触追踪功能的可行性。可行性研究还将考虑工人身上标签的位置，并在适当考虑这些位置的实用性的情况下确定最佳“佩戴”位置，以免妨碍工人的生产力/舒适度。还将考虑利用现有的X30功能来提高合规性，例如在操作人员激活洗手液时进行记录，甚至将合规性连接到访问控制系统。这项可行性研究的另一个要素是考虑一种“监视”型标签，主要针对内部工作环境，特别是操作人员倾向于在工作场所周围移动的地方。Extronics还计划与5D健康保护集团有限公司（5D）合作，考虑在标签中添加传感器和在标签外壳的塑料中添加抗菌添加剂的可行性和优点。5D一直在与华威大学合作研究抗菌塑料，并拥有与卫生部门相关的传感器专业知识。5D还将为我们的标签清理提供指导和支持。

This funding will enable us to perform a technical feasibility study into the practicalities of adding software to our existing tags to facilitate a proximity warning (visual, sound and vibration) when two or more worker worn tags come close to each other. Our hybrid technology tag encompasses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology, which we feel is the most appropriate technology to drive connectivity between the workers' tags because of its transmission range and low energy. The tags would be configurable to allow variation in proximity and contact time to enable different work situations to be accommodated. These "encounters" would be electronically stored and recoverable to aid contact tracing and also provide enterprises with data to educate workers, in particular those who are regular "offenders" whilst also giving operatives a real time warning of accidental or prolonged encounters, allowing the parties to swiftly separate. The feasibility study will also consider location of the tag on workers and establish the best "wear" position giving due consideration to the practicalities of these locations so as not to hinder worker productivity / comfort. Extronics are world leaders in wireless technology and have been involved in the production and marketing of worker safety tracking devices for 12 years and have a global presence with exports, accounting for 90% of revenue. Customers of Extronics have been making enquiries as to the feasibility of adding contact tracing functionality. The feasibility study will also consider location of the tag on workers and establish the best "wear" position giving due consideration to the practicalities of these locations so as not to hinder worker productivity / comfort. Consideration will also be given as to utilising the current X30 functionality to improve compliance, such as recording when operatives have activated hand sanitizers or even connecting compliance to access control systems. A further element of this feasibility study is to consider a "watch" type tag which would be aimed at predominantly internal working environments, in particular where operatives tend to move around the workplace. Extronics also plan to work with 5D Health Protection Group Ltd (5D) to consider the feasibility and merits adding sensors into tags and antimicrobial additives into the plastics of the tag casing. 5D have been working with Warwick University on research into antimicrobial plastics and have sensor expertise relative to the health sector. 5D will also provide guidance and support on cleansing of our tags.