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IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Technology Utilized to Safeguards Lives
LUSTENAU, Austria and KRISTANSAND, Norway, July 4 /PRNewswire/ --
- IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Award-Winning Tracking Technology has Been Selected to
Proactively Protect Employee Lives With one of the World's Leading Energy
Suppliers
As the third largest integrated energy company in the US and the fifth
largest refiner in the world, ConocoPhillips required a system for its
platforms within the Ekofisk Complex, on the Norwegian Continental Shelf that
would be unfailing during any possible emergency situation. Due to the
complex nature of ConocoPhillips offshore work environments, finding a system
that protected valuable lives while at same time meeting the exceptionally
stringent certification criteria necessary proved challenging. It was further
essential that employees were assured that their privacy was not compromised
or in conflict with the Privacy Act.
IDENTEC SOLUTIONS was able to offer a solution, ideal for tracking
personnel in environments where access to real-time employee information
during an emergency situation is vital. Designed specifically for remote and
isolated locations, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS technology plays an instrumental role
in employee safety, with most unions embracing the significantly enhanced
safety efforts.
The ConocoPhillips installation features the IDENTEC SOLUTIONS
WatcherSERIES technology - a rigorously tested and complete system with the
appropriate ATEX Certification. Due to the possible volatile environmental
nature of mining and offshore environments, obtaining certification required
a meticulous and intensive testing process prior to releasing the technology.
How it works: All employees are provided with an active RFID tag which
they carry similarly to an ID tag. A map of the facility and a real-time
headcount is available for reference in the event of an emergency. As a
result, ConocoPhillips now has a real-time headcount of all their employees,
efficient and safe entry and exit at all points, and significant time
reduction when accounting for employees.
IDENTEC SOLUTIONS AG
Katharina Künz
Tel.: +43(0)5577-87387-53
mailto:k.kuenz@identecsolutions.at
