RFIDNews | Subway transit workers sport RFID to improve safety

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Bombardier Transportation, McMaster RFID Applications Lab and Ontario Centres of Excellence are teaming up to develop location awareness technology that can be used to notify subway operators of the exact location of track inspectors and workers.

The idea is to use RFID tags to broadcast a signal to approaching subway operators notifying them of the presence of track workers.

Currently, systems make use of different manual methods - signaling workers are present using colored lights, or lookouts to alert workers of an approaching subway train.

“We developed some early concepts and now we’re looking to the RFID team at McMaster to help us complete the solution and test it,” says Keith Sheardown, General Manager of Bombardier.

The $1.4 million project is expected to take three years to complete.

Easylube debuts automated RFID lubrication system

Easylube has introduced an automated electromechanical gearset using integrated RFID technology to track and manage lube points throughout a plant.

Each lubricator also features a bi-color LED warning light, replaceable grease cup, RFID tag and reader to enable real-time tracking of bearings. The RFID reader serves as a wireless data collector, reading Easylube RFID tags that are placed on each lubrication point and transmitting the lubrication status to a handheld PDA. Exact regreasing volumes and intervals are calculated using minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) formulation.

Minister requires biometrics for PHCN workers

The Nigerian Minister of Power, Berth Nnaji, announced that workers at the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) will have to use biometric identification verification if they want to receive their paychecks, according to a Next article.

Engineered Systems taps Field ID for safety compliance

Engineered Systems has elected Field ID inspection software to boost safety compliance management of it various overhead cranes, trolleys and hoists supplied in the U.S. southeast.

ADR monitors workforce via RFID at government project in Arlington, Virginia

ADR Software was tapped for its Workforce Monitor construction site labor monitoring service at a large scale government facility improvement project in Arlington, Va.

The system logged nearly 2,300 workers from over 181 companies using ADR Software’s advanced RFID-enabled monitoring stations. Workforce Monitor utilizes RFID tags, embedded in stickers affixed to hard hats and ID badges to monitor workforce traffic, while producing daily workforce reports on specific sub-contractor resources and hours throughout time spent on site.

Results revealed from MTA, MasterCard PayPass pilot

As some may recall back in June 2010, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York launched tap-and-go contactless payments for commuters to enter select subway stations and participating bus lines using MasterCard PayPass-enabled terminals. Well, the results are in.

KT: 20 million Koreans will have NFC phones this year

KT Corporation, Korea’s largest teleco, is predicting that 20 million NFC-enabled phones will be in the hands of South Koreans by the end of 2012 – accounting for nearly 40% of the country’s total population, according to NFC World.

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Subway transit workers sport RFID to improve safety