KR20210101902A - Safety gaiters for notifying accidents and their severity and Method for worker safety management Using them - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, a safety gaiter for accident and severity notification comprises a blood pressure measurement module and a light-emitting module to sense the body state of a worker and measure the blood pressure and pulse of the ankles of the worker from a sensed signal when an abnormal situation occurs to collect biometric sign information and display the information through the light-emitting module to correspond to the information to quickly recognize whether an accident occurs and severity. This helps determine emergency care and hospital transport priorities when an accident involves a plurality of victims, stops injury aggravation of victims, and increases survival possibilities. Also, a sound module is added to the safety gaiter of the present invention to recognize and respond to a situation through sound if adjacent workers do not recognize an indication through the light-emitting module in a high-illuminance environment.

Description

Safety gaiters for notifying accidents and their severity and Method for worker safety management Using them}

The present invention relates to safety gaiters for accident and severity notification and a method for safety management of workers using the same, and more specifically, to safety gaiters including a sensor module, a blood pressure measurement module and a light emitting module, so that the presence or absence of abnormalities and vital signs of the worker during work in real time The present invention relates to a safety gaiter for notification of accidents and severity, and a method for safety management of workers using the same, so that the results of sensing and processing information are displayed through a light emitting member so that the occurrence and severity of accidents of nearby workers can be quickly recognized.

Workers working in various work environments, including building construction and facility installation work, are exposed to countless causes of accidents such as falls, gas poisoning, falls and explosions. In order to reduce and prevent the causes of accidents that threaten workers, conventionally, efforts have been made to plan and establish safe work procedures and gradually improve them. There are problems in that worker safety management is not efficient in that it has to be done, and even if an accident occurs, it is difficult to respond immediately, so the injured person's injury is aggravated or the possibility of survival is threatened.

In order to solve the above problems, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1690494 (published on December 28, 2016) discloses a construction worker safety and productivity management system using body information. Safety that informs and manages the physical condition and attendance of workers measured by the body measurement member that measures Using body information including a management device and a construction worker management server that identifies the health status of workers based on the body information provided by the safety management device, and provides an alarm signal to the safety management device when the health status is determined to be abnormal It relates to a construction worker safety and productivity management system. The safety management system of the document including the management server may be optimal for a small number of managers to efficiently monitor the overall work site, but when a large number of accidents occur, first aid and hospital evacuation order according to the severity are determined. There is a problem in that it is difficult to prevent aggravation of injuries and improve the survivability of the accident because there is no disclosure about it.

In addition, Korea Patent No. 10-0987273 (published on October 12, 2010) discloses an emergency response method using shoes, and in more detail, a sensor module for recognizing an emergency and RF communication with the sensor module Including an operation module, but the sensor module detects a change when the user wears shoes, and informs the operation module to wear shoes so that the operation module is switched to a standby state, but the sensor module and the operation module are used to inform that the operation is normal. a first step of generating a notification signal in the form of visual, auditory or vibration from the operation module; a second step of transmitting a preliminary emergency signal to the operation module when an abnormal acceleration value continues for a predetermined time or longer using an acceleration value that is changed according to a user's movement by an acceleration sensor built into the sensor module; a third step of determining that it is a genuine emergency signal when there is no response from the wearer in response to the preliminary emergency signal; It relates to an emergency response method using shoes, comprising: a fourth step of generating an emergency situation notification signal that can be recognized by people around through hearing or vision when the manipulation module recognizes that it is a true emergency signal. However, the shoes in which the emergency response method of the above literature is implemented must be provided with a large number of shoes corresponding to various foot sizes in the case of a work site where the worker is frequently replaced, and the information of the accident person displayed on the shoes is directly related to the severity of the accident. There is a problem in that it is only indirect information such as personal information, past medical history, and estimated time of occurrence of an accident, rather than vital signs after an accident such as blood pressure and pulse.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1690494 (2016.12.28. Announcement) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0987273 (published on October 12, 2010)

The present invention provides safety gaiters for accident and severity notification so that the occurrence and severity of accidents of nearby workers can be quickly recognized by displaying the results of detecting and processing the presence of abnormalities and vital signs information of workers in real time through a light emitting member. And to provide a worker safety management method using the same.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an accident and severity notification safety gaiter, comprising: a sensor module for detecting the wearer's working state and working environment; a blood pressure measurement module formed inside the safety gaiters to measure bioinformation signals including blood pressure and pulse in the vicinity of the wearer's ankle; a light emitting module formed on the outside of the safety gaiter and comprising a light emitting unit that emits light in response to the biosignal information measured by the blood pressure measurement module; and a battery for supplying power.

The sensor module includes a sensor unit for detecting an operator and a working environment, a sensing signal converting unit converting a signal sensed by the sensor unit, a sensing signal controlling unit controlling whether a signal is transmitted from the signal converted by the sensing signal converting unit, and the When the signal transmission is applied by the detection signal control unit, it may be characterized in that it comprises a detection signal transmission unit for transmitting a signal.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the sensor unit may be at least one selected from a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, an angle sensor, an impact sensor, a temperature sensor, and a compound detection sensor.

The blood pressure measurement module is driven by a detection signal receiving unit that receives a signal transmitted from the detection signal transmitting unit of the sensor module, a blood pressure measurement control unit that controls whether the blood pressure measurement module is driven according to whether the signal is received, and the blood pressure measurement control unit. A blood pressure measuring unit that measures a bio information signal including the wearer's ankle blood pressure and pulse, a bio information signal converting unit converting the bio information signal measured by the blood pressure measuring unit, and a signal from the signal converted by the bio information signal converting unit It may be characterized in that it comprises a bio-information signal control unit for controlling whether to transmit or not, and a bio-information signal transmission unit for transmitting a signal when the signal transmission is applied by the detection signal control unit.

The light-emitting module includes a first bio-information signal receiving unit for receiving a signal transmitted from the bio-information signal transmitting unit of the blood pressure measurement module, a light-emitting control unit for controlling whether the light-emitting module is driven and a light emission mode according to whether the signal is received, and the light-emitting control unit It may be characterized in that it comprises a light emitting unit that is driven by the light emitting mode corresponding to the wearer's severity and biometric information including the wearer's ankle blood pressure and pulse.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the sound module is formed on the outside of the safety gaiters for accident and severity notification and generates a sound in response to the vital sign information measured by the blood pressure measurement module; may further include.

The sound module includes a second bio-information signal receiver for receiving signals transmitted from the sensing signal transmitter of the sensor module and the bio-information signal transmitter of the blood pressure measurement module, and the sound module according to whether the blood pressure measurement module receives the bio-information signal. an acoustic control unit for controlling whether to drive and processing an acoustic aspect according to a signal received from the sensor module and the blood pressure measurement module; may include an acoustic unit indicating an acoustic aspect corresponding to .

In addition, it is possible to provide a worker safety management method using the accident and severity notification safety gaiters.

According to the present invention, it detects the physical condition of the worker, measures the ankle blood pressure and pulse rate of the worker when an abnormal situation occurs from the sensed signal, collects bio-sign information, and displays the information through the light emitting module to determine whether an accident has occurred and The severity can be recognized quickly. This can help determine the priority of first aid and hospital evacuation in the event of a large number of accidents, prevent the accident's injury from worsening, and increase the chances of survival.

In addition, by adding an acoustic module to the safety gaiter of the present invention, it is possible to recognize a situation through sound and respond to emergency measures when a nearby worker does not recognize a display through the light emitting module in a high-illuminance environment.

1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the structure of safety gaiters for accident and severity notification as an embodiment of the present invention, showing (a) the structure before wearing, (b) after wearing the structure.
Figure 2 shows the signal path of the accident and severity notification safety gaiters provided with a sensor module, a blood pressure measurement module and a light emitting module as an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 shows the signal path of the accident and severity notification safety gaiters provided with a sensor module, a blood pressure measurement module, a light emitting module and a sound module as another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 shows the signal path of the safety gauntlet for accident and severity notification through a portable terminal and a central management server as another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a safety gaiter for accident and severity notification will be described in detail so that a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily practice the present invention.

In each drawing of the present invention, the size or dimensions of the structures are enlarged or reduced than the actual size for clarity of the present invention, and well-known components are omitted to reveal the characteristic configuration, so it is not limited to the drawings. .

In the detailed description of the principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related well-known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When 'includes (becomes)', 'consists (becomes)', etc. mentioned in this specification, other parts may be added unless 'only' is used. When a component is expressed in the singular, the case in which the plural is included is included unless otherwise explicitly stated.

The present invention provides safety gaiters for accident and severity notification so that the occurrence and severity of accidents of nearby workers can be quickly recognized by displaying the results of detecting and processing abnormalities and biological signs information of workers in real time through a light emitting member. is about

Accident and severity notification safety gaiters 10 of the present invention shown in Figure 1 is a sensor module 100 for detecting the wearer's working state and working environment; a blood pressure measurement module 200 formed inside the safety gaiters to measure bioinformation signals including blood pressure and pulse in the vicinity of the wearer's ankle; a light emitting module 300 formed on the outside of the safety gaiters and comprising a light emitting unit that emits light in response to the biosignal information measured by the blood pressure measurement module; and a battery 400 for supplying power.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the sensor module 100 includes a sensor unit for detecting an operator and a working environment, a sensing signal converting unit converting a signal detected by the sensor unit, and transmitting a signal from the signal converted by the sensing signal converting unit It includes a detection signal control unit for controlling whether or not and a detection signal transmission unit for transmitting a signal when the signal transmission is applied by the detection signal control unit.

The sensor unit may be one or more selected from a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, an angle sensor, an impact sensor, a temperature sensor, and a compound detection sensor, and is preferably unable to move or seriously unconscious depending on the occurrence of an accident An angle sensor that detects an unknown operator's posture and movement may be used.

Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the present invention, as a sensor unit, a process of determining whether an accident situation occurs in a worker wearing safety gaiters including an angle sensor will be described in detail. The angle sensor may measure the angle changed therefrom based on the posture of the operator who is in contact with the foot on the ground. The measured angle and time are converted into an electronic information signal by the detection signal conversion unit, and are received by the detection signal control unit. The sensing signal control unit may set a reference for the body state of the posture in which the worker is working with his feet on the ground as a normal angle range, and when it is out of the normal angle range, the time is measured to set a certain time range. If it is exceeded, it is judged as an accident situation and the signal transmission is applied to the detection signal transmission unit. The detection signal transmitter transmits a signal.

As a type of communication unit, the signal transmitted from the sensing signal transmitting unit may use at least one wireless signal method among, without limitation, Bluetooth, ZigBee, RFID, WiFi, and NFC.

The blood pressure measurement module 200 includes a detection signal receiving unit for receiving a signal transmitted from a detection signal transmitting unit of the sensor module, a blood pressure measurement control unit for controlling whether the blood pressure measurement module is driven according to whether the signal is received, and the blood pressure measurement control unit A blood pressure measuring unit that is driven by a blood pressure measurement unit to measure a bio information signal including the wearer's ankle blood pressure and pulse, a bio information signal converting unit converting the bio information signal measured by the blood pressure measuring unit, and the bio information signal converting unit converted by the bio information signal converting unit and a bioinformation signal control unit for controlling whether or not to transmit a signal from a signal, and a bioinformation signal transmitting unit for transmitting a signal when signal transmission is applied by the detection signal control unit.

The blood pressure measurement unit is a member for measuring a bioinformation signal from an artery near the ankle of a worker wearing a safety gaiter, and measures blood pressure from an artery near the ankle, anterior dorsalis artery or posterior tibial artery. To measure blood pressure in the dorsal artery and posterior tibial artery, the cuff is compressed by the cuff corresponding to the position of the dorsal artery and the posterior tibial artery, the fluid inflow/outlet for introducing and discharging fluid into and out of the cuff, and the cuff into which the fluid is introduced. includes the device. As the blood pressure measurement method of the blood pressure measurement unit, a known blood pressure measurement method may be used.

The bio-information signal control unit may set a standard for a numerical range of bio-information including blood pressure and pulse before, during, and after the worker's work as a normal state. to be judged as Accordingly, even if the worker in the resting state does not move and misjudgment by the sensor module as an accident situation, the erroneous judgment can be corrected by the blood pressure measurement module. Conversely, when the biometric information value of the normal state is out of the range, the signal transmission is applied to the biometric information signal transmitter while maintaining the judgment of the accident occurrence situation, and the biometric information signal transmitter transmits a signal.

Like the detection signal transmitter, the signal transmitted from the biometric information signal transmitter as a type of communication unit may use, without limitation, at least one wireless signal method of Bluetooth, ZigBee, RFID, WiFi, and NFC.

The light-emitting module 300 includes a first bio-information signal receiving unit for receiving a signal transmitted from the bio-information signal transmitting unit of the blood pressure measurement module, a light-emitting control unit for controlling whether the light emitting module is driven and a light emission mode according to whether the signal is received; It is characterized in that it includes a light emitting unit that is driven by the light emitting control unit to indicate a light emitting mode corresponding to the wearer's severity and biometric information including the wearer's ankle blood pressure and pulse.

The light emitting control unit drives the light emitting unit by receiving the biometric information signal from the blood pressure measurement module, and controls the light emitting unit to have different brightness, color, and light emitting pattern in response to the received biometric information signal.

The light emitting unit has a different color depending on the bioinformation signal received from the light emitting control unit, and as the condition of the safety gaiter wearer worsens, a red color, and a better color close to green is expressed. As a result, in the event of an accident involving multiple safety gaiters, nearby workers who find it can determine the priority of first aid and hospital evacuation without delay, even by recognizing only the color.

In addition, since the brightness and emission pattern of the light emitting unit can be controlled by the light emission control unit, the brightness is slightly lowered during the daytime or in summer when the illumination is high, and the flashing light emission pattern is strengthened to make it easier to recognize the accident situation of nearby workers. have.

As the light emitting unit, any known light emitting member capable of achieving the above object may be used without limitation.

Additionally, the accident and severity notification safety gaiters of the present invention may further include a display module. The display module is configured to visually display textual information such as a detection signal transmitter of the sensor module and a third bioinformation signal receiver that receives a signal transmitted from a biometric information signal transmitter of the blood pressure measurement module, characters, numbers, or emoticons. It includes a display unit and a display control unit for collecting and processing information to be displayed on the display unit.

The display unit visually displays textual information, including first aid and emergency response procedures, corresponding to the accident situation of the safety gaiter wearer of the present invention, so that the nearby workers can demonstrate the appropriate situation response ability, and the display unit is a well-known The display member may be used without limitation.

The display control unit includes a central processing unit to receive and process a signal from the third biometric information signal receiver, classify the type of accident situation from the received signal, and perform first aid or emergency response procedures suitable for the classified accident situation. The display unit is controlled to visually display.

The battery 400 formed outside the safety gaiters to supply power to the modules constituting the safety gaiters of the present invention may be a detachable disposable primary battery or a rechargeable secondary battery.

1, the accident and severity notification safety gaiters 10 can be unfolded when not worn because the inner blood pressure measurement module 200 and the outer light emitting module 300 constituting the gaiters have the shape of a surface. . In addition, the two modules can be curved in the shape of a face, and a fastening member that can be bound to each other with Velcro, a hook, a coupling button or a button is formed at the end of the shape of the face to wrap around the ankle. it is easy

In addition, the safety gaiters of the present invention may further include; an acoustic module that is formed on the outside thereof and generates a sound in response to the vital sign information measured from the blood pressure measurement module; It may be formed on the outside of the safety gaiters to do so.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the sound module includes a second bio-information signal receiver for receiving signals transmitted from a detection signal transmitter of the sensor module and a bio-information signal transmitter of the blood pressure measurement module, and a bio-information signal of the blood pressure measurement module. An acoustic control unit that controls whether the acoustic module is driven according to reception and processes acoustic aspects according to signals received from the sensor module and the blood pressure measurement module, and is driven by the acoustic control unit to include the wearer's ankle blood pressure and pulse and an acoustic unit indicating an acoustic aspect corresponding to the biometric information and the wearer's severity.

The sound control unit drives the sound unit by receiving the signals transmitted from the detection signal transmitting unit of the sensor module and the biometric information signal transmitting unit of the blood pressure measurement module, and causes the sound unit to cause the sound unit to include biometric information and wearer's severity information included in the received signal. In response, control is performed so that the acoustic aspects including the pitch and the beep pattern of the sound are different.

As an example of the present invention, as the condition of the safety gaiter wearer deteriorates, the sound of the high-pitched and fast beep sound pattern, and the better the sound of the low-pitched sound and the slow sound pattern are expressed. The sound unit, together with the light emitting unit, enables rapid emergency treatment and prioritization of hospital evacuation of nearby workers who have discovered this when an accident occurs for multiple safety gaiters wearers.

As another example of the present invention, the sound unit expresses a guide voice regarding the emergency treatment method by the sound control unit for receiving and processing signals transmitted from the detection signal transmitting unit of the sensor module and the biometric information signal transmitting unit of the blood pressure measurement module This ensures that appropriate first aid measures can be carried out.

As another example of the present invention, referring to FIG. 4 , the detection signal and biometric information signal transmitting unit of the safety gaiters of the present invention is a type of communication unit, and the blood pressure measurement module 200 , the light emitting module 300 and the sound module 400 . ), an electronic information signal may be transmitted to receive not only the detection signal and biometric information signal receiver included in the At least one wireless signal method of WiFi and NFC may be used. The portable terminal receives an electronic information signal of a wireless signal method, and displays a message notifying a nearby worker of an emergency situation of the worker through an application, etc. By operating it, it is possible to smoothly perform the accident situation notification function between workers working in an isolated compartment.

In addition, the detection signal and bio-information signal transmitting unit of the safety gauntlet or the portable terminal receiving the signal can basically perform a status notification function for the manager by transmitting an electronic information signal to the central management server, The stored biometric data by time can be used as basic data for establishing a saru safety management plan.

The configuration shown in the embodiments and drawings described in the present specification is only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not represent all the technical spirit of the present invention, so various equivalents that can be substituted for them at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be water and variations.

10 : Safety Gaiters for Accident and Severity Notification
100: sensor module
200: blood pressure measurement module
300: light emitting module
400 : battery

Claims (8)

As an accident and severity notification safety gaiter,
a sensor module for detecting the wearer's working state and working environment;
a blood pressure measurement module formed inside the safety gaiters to measure bioinformation signals including blood pressure and pulse in the vicinity of the wearer's ankle;
a light emitting module formed on the outside of the safety gaiter and comprising a light emitting unit that emits light in response to the biosignal information measured by the blood pressure measurement module; and
Accident and severity notification safety gaiters comprising a; battery to supply power.
According to claim 1,
The sensor module is
A sensor unit that detects the state of the operator and the external environment,
A detection signal conversion unit for converting the signal sensed by the sensor unit,
a detection signal control unit for controlling whether a signal is transmitted from the signal converted by the detection signal conversion unit; and
Accident and severity notification safety gaiters, characterized in that it comprises a detection signal transmission unit for transmitting a signal when the signal transmission is applied by the detection signal control unit.
According to claim 1,
The sensor unit accident and severity notification safety gaiters, characterized in that at least one selected from a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, an angle sensor, an impact sensor, a temperature sensor, and a compound detection sensor.
According to claim 1,
The blood pressure measurement module,
a detection signal receiving unit for receiving a signal transmitted from the detection signal transmitting unit of the sensor module;
a blood pressure measurement control unit that controls whether the blood pressure measurement module is driven according to whether a signal is received;
a blood pressure measurement unit driven by the blood pressure measurement control unit to measure a bioinformation signal including a wearer's ankle blood pressure and pulse;
a bio-information signal conversion unit for converting the bio-information signal measured by the blood pressure measuring unit;
a bioinformation signal control unit for controlling whether to transmit a signal from the signal converted by the bioinformation signal conversion unit; and
Accident and severity notification safety gaiters, characterized in that it comprises a bio-information signal transmission unit for transmitting a signal when the signal transmission is applied by the detection signal control unit.
According to claim 1,
The light emitting module,
a first bio-information signal receiving unit for receiving a signal transmitted from the bio-information signal transmitting unit of the blood pressure measurement module;
A light emitting control unit that controls whether the light emitting module is driven and a light emitting mode according to whether a signal is received;
Accident and severity notification safety gaiters, driven by the light emitting control unit, comprising a light emitting unit that displays biometric information including the wearer's ankle blood pressure and pulse and a light emitting mode corresponding to the wearer's severity.
According to claim 1,
Accident and severity notification safety gaiters, characterized in that it further comprises; an acoustic module formed on the outside of the accident and severity notification safety gaiters to generate a sound in response to the vital sign information measured from the blood pressure measurement module.
7. The method of claim 6,
The sound module is
a second bio-information signal receiver for receiving signals transmitted from the detection signal transmitter of the sensor module and the bio-information signal transmitter of the blood pressure measurement module;
an acoustic control unit for controlling whether an acoustic module is driven according to whether the blood pressure measurement module receives a biometric information signal, and for processing an acoustic aspect according to a signal received from the sensor module and the blood pressure measurement module;
Accident and severity notification safety gaiters, driven by the acoustic control unit, comprising a sound unit for displaying biometric information including the wearer's ankle blood pressure and pulse and acoustic aspects corresponding to the wearer's severity.
Claims 1 to 7 of any one of the accident and severity notification of the worker safety management method using the safety gaiters.

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