Research and development of a prototype software application using digital scanning technology to capture, record and process hazardous materials data

研究和开发使用数字扫描技术捕获、记录和处理危险材料数据的原型软件应用程序

• 批准号: 549975-2020
• 负责人: Dietze, Beverlie
• 金额: $ 1.81万
• 依托单位: Okanagan College
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=701190
• 关键词: Research; development; prototype; software; application

Peak Environmental Ltd provides consulting services for a range of property types, including vacant land, buildings and heavy industrial facilities. These services include the identification, assessment and remediation of hazardous materials (hazmats) such as asbestos, lead paint, mould and mercury. The firm boasts a large team of qualified professionals, including engineers, registered environmental assessors, licensed remediation specialists and asbestos building inspectors. These experts have extensive knowledge of federal, provincial and municipal environmental regulations and standards concerning hazardous materials. Currently, when the firm assesses the presence of hazmats at a client site, they employ a manual process to identify and inventory the hazards found. The data is entered into Excel spreadsheets where it is stored, processed and used for client reporting purposes. As governments make regulatory changes regarding acceptable levels of hazmats there is a need for Peak Environmental Ltd to rapidly adopt the new standards into their inspection process to advise clients of remediation work needed. This means keeping the data up-to-date, adopting new procedures for removal of hazmats and creating a record of work performed. However, Peak's existing manual process of recording hazmat data is slow, prone to error and does not allow the company to react in a timely manner to update clients when new hazmat regulations are mandated. The firm wishes to partner with researchers at Okanagan College to develop a prototype mobile software application using digital code scanning technology to enable rapid capture and processing of hazmat data. The data will be immediately inputted into a database containing an up-to-date inventory of hazmats at a client site. This will allow the firm to more rapidly respond to government regulation changes, increase data accuracy and reduce the amount of manual work involved. The mobile app will also help mitigate sampling/inspection duplication and prevent potential injury due to changes in site conditions not being accurately reflected. This new digital process will represent a significant shift from manual to automated hazmat data capture, storage and processing, allowing the firm to realize substantial cost savings and improved efficiencies.

匹克环境有限公司为各类物业提供咨询服务，包括空置土地、楼宇及重工业设施。这些服务包括鉴定、评估和补救石棉、含铅油漆、霉菌和汞等有害物质。该公司拥有一支庞大的专业团队，包括工程师、注册环境评估师、持牌修复专家和石棉建筑检查员。这些专家对联邦、省和市有关有害物质的环境法规和标准有广泛的了解。目前，当公司评估客户现场存在的危害时，他们采用手动流程来识别和盘点发现的危害。数据被输入到Excel电子表格中，在那里存储、处理并用于客户报告目的。随着各国政府对可接受的有害物质水平进行监管改革，匹克环境有限公司有必要在其检查过程中迅速采用新标准，向客户提供所需的补救工作建议。这意味着保持最新的数据，采用新的程序来清除有害物质，并创建工作记录。然而，Peak现有的手工记录有害物质数据的过程很慢，容易出错，而且当新的有害物质法规被强制执行时，公司无法及时做出反应，向客户更新。该公司希望与奥肯那根学院的研究人员合作，开发一种使用数字代码扫描技术的原型移动软件应用程序，以便快速捕获和处理有害物质数据。这些数据将立即输入一个数据库，其中载有客户现场最新的有害物质清单。这将使公司能够更快地响应政府法规的变化，提高数据准确性并减少所涉及的人工工作量。移动应用程序还将有助于减少采样/检查的重复，并防止由于现场条件的变化而无法准确反映而造成的潜在伤害。这种新的数字化流程将代表着从手动到自动化的危险物质数据捕获、存储和处理的重大转变，使公司能够实现大量的成本节约和效率的提高。