GE Vernova is a global leader in energy technology, offering products and services that span the entire energy value chain. With a strong focus on operational safety and sustainability, GE Vernova faced a challenge in consistently monitoring personal protective equipment (PPE) usage across its global operations. They needed a scalable solution to enhance PPE monitoring, reduce risks, and increase workplace safety across its facilities worldwide.
Key challenges included:
According to Ronald Wissenburg, Senior Director of Quality and EHS IT at GE Power (now GE Vernova), the Computer Vision initiative started small but quickly proved valuable. “In the first week, we turned on the system and 50 PPE concerns were raised,” he shared. This real-time visibility allowed GE Power to address safety risks immediately and foster a stronger safety culture across its teams.
The Avathon Computer Vision technology uses artificial intelligence in the form of a convolutional neuro network (CNN) to create a virtual map that analyses the total operational area and configures alarms for specified hazards, using live CCTV camera feeds from onsite video monitoring systems.
When Avathon’s technology identifies those occurrences from the live camera footage, the details are automatically submitted via API into the Benchmark Gensuite platform.
A concern reporting form is then created and notifications are sent out to key team members so that personnel can take immediate action whenever non-compliances are flagged. GE Vernova is leveraging Benchmark Gensuite’s pre-built dashboards to provide safety leaders with a comprehensive overview of all safety concerns logged via various methods, including not only through computer vision but also through desktop and mobile devices, to gain unprecedented visibility into near misses and identify improvement areas more efficiently and systematically.
With the successful implementation of Computer Vision technology and Benchmark Gensuite’s integrated platform, GE Vernova saw significant improvements in PPE monitoring and overall workplace safety.
Key results include:
Create a Stronger Safety Culture with Behavior Based Safety Software
Promote a safer work environment by empowering employees to record safety observations.
Manage Incidents and Injuries
Report and track incidents and near misses to improve workplace safety.
Ensure Timely & Complete Corrective Actions
Manage and track corrective actions from start to finish.
Mitigate Workplace Hazards
Proactively assess and resolve safety concerns before they escalate.
