Industrial safety management in a modern enterprise is dealing with a huge amount of heterogeneous information. Maps and diagrams of dangerous objects, briefing logs, sensor readings, video feeds from surveillance cameras, incident reports, security clearance orders - all this information is often stored in different, unrelated systems. This leads to the main problem: the lack of a unified, holistic picture of what is happening, necessary to develop effective solutions. The Health and Safety Service is forced to work with “puzzle pieces”, which increases the response time to incidents and makes it impossible to prevent them.
The solution to this problem is to create a digital security shadow, a single spatial environment that combines all data about assets, personnel, and processes in space and time. cGIS Pro platform provides the necessary tools for building such a system, allowing you to move from responding to consequences to proactive risk management.
The basis of effective management is the visualization of all types of information that affect security. The cGIS Pro platform allows you to combine all the necessary spatial data on a single multidimensional enterprise map, linking them with descriptive data and documents.:
The layer of hazardous production facilities (OPO): The location and contours of tank farms, compressor stations, and chemical installations.
A layer of security and sanitary protection zones: Visualization of buffer zones around OPO, pipelines, power lines, where special operating modes operate.
A layer of engineering networks: Tracing gas pipelines, ammonia pipelines, steam pipelines, cable overpasses to understand potential cascading accidents.
A layer of fire protection systems, including a layer of emergency classes of objects: The location of fire hydrants, detectors, shields, fire extinguishers, as well as access paths for special equipment.
The evacuation plan layer includes Exit routes, the location of emergency exits, and staff gathering points.
Dynamic object layer: Real-time display of the location of personnel (using wearable trackers) and transport.
A layer of information models of capital construction facilities (BIM):visualization and analysis in three-dimensional space of construction and infrastructure elements of production facilities and the arrangement of equipment in them, in conjunction with the IoT
The layer of accidents in the military district:Geoanalytics and topics on accidents in the military district or on the territory.
Having such a comprehensive map is a powerful tool in itself, but the true value of the platform is revealed in the scenarios of its use.
Depending on the IT landscape of the enterprise, cGIS Pro can solve industrial security problems in two ways.
If the company does not have a unified accounting system, cGIS Pro can take over these functions. With the help of the built-in tools “Editor” and “Registries” OT and PB service specialists can independently create and maintain the necessary databases:
Put new objects and dangerous zones on the map.
To link the necessary documents to each object on the map (for example, to a specific machine): passport, schedule of inspection procedures, acts of recent inspections, photo and video materials.
Create and maintain a register of work permits, linking each document to a specific geographical area on the map of the workshop or installation.
In this scenario, cGIS Pro becomes a single entry point for creating, storing, and analyzing all security-related information.
Most large enterprises already have accounting systems (1C, SAP PM/EHS, industry solutions) where registers of equipment, personnel, briefings and incidents are kept. The problem is that this data is “blind” – it has neither a geographical reference nor a connection with the elements of BIM models.
In this scenario, cGIS Pro acts as an integration platform. It does not duplicate existing systems, but rather enriches their data with a spatial context, without necessarily migrating data from existing systems.
Data binding: Through the Infoclick tool, we gain access to records in external systems. Now clicking on the tank on the map instantly opens its card with attributes from 1C, showing the date of the last inspection, the name of the person responsible and the attached flaw detection certificates.
Incident visualization: The platform integrates with intelligent video surveillance systems. When the camera captures an incident (for example, a person without a helmet in a dangerous area), the video analytics system sends an event with coordinates to cGIS Pro. An alarm marker instantly appears on the dispatcher's map, which allows you to immediately check the situation and respond.
Working with BIM models (information models of buildings and structures) is of particular value for industrial safety. This is not just a 3D image, but a digital copy of the object saturated with attributes.
Detailed navigation: Unlike 2D diagrams, the BIM model allows the dispatcher or rescuer to “look” inside the workshop, see the location of equipment, pipelines, valves and escape routes in three dimensions.
Work planning: Before carrying out complex repairs or installation in a space saturated with equipment, you can virtually place a crane and new equipment in a BIM model to ensure that the necessary gaps and collisions are present using 3D measurement and cross-section construction tools.
Incident response: The integration of BIM, for example, with fire alarm systems allows, when the sensor is triggered, not only to show it on a flat diagram, but to highlight a specific room in a 3D model and automatically build optimal escape routes for people on this floor, taking into account the source of the fire.
Problem: It is necessary to respond to the activation of a displacement sensor in a production area that is not accessible according to the regulations.
Solution using cGIS Pro::
1. An information model of the production facility is loaded into the BIM Viewer, where the production area, which is inaccessible according to the regulations, is located.
2. Automatic positioning takes place on the part of the BIM model where the trigger sensor is located, displayed in 3D and on the floor plan.
3. There is an automatic connection to the surveillance camera, the vector of which is directed to the sensor operation zone.
4. The engineer uses the standard tools of the platform to view the parameters of the equipment that needs to be checked first, the documents related to it (Inspection certificates, technical data sheets), uses the 3D Distance Measurement tools to make the necessary measurements.
5. If necessary, assesses the location of the vehicles of the security service or a specific security officer to provide them with information about the incident.
The result: The incident response is carried out as quickly as possible with the provision of up-to-date information to the security service.
Problem: It is necessary to dismantle a large pump in an operating pumping station, which is densely saturated with pipelines and cable routes. How do I plan the work so as not to damage adjacent equipment and block escape routes?
Solution using cGIS Pro::
1. The information model of the pumping station is loaded into the BIM Viewer.
2. Using the Cube Section tool, walls and floors are cut off to obtain a detailed view of the work area.
3. The engineer uses “3D Distance Measurement” to check whether the pump being dismantled will pass through doorways and between existing pipelines.
4. Using the “Editor” on the 2D map, the crane operation area and the temporary storage area are outlined to make sure that they do not block fire passageways and approaches to the hydrants.
5. An approved work plan and work permit are attached to the 3D element of the pump in the model.
The result: The work plan is visually checked and verified in three-dimensional space, which significantly reduces the risk of equipment damage and an emergency situation during the work process.
Let's look at specific scenarios where the platform's functionality directly solves security problems.
Problem: It is necessary to ensure strict control over compliance with safety requirements during fire or gas hazardous work. How do I make sure that there are no strangers in the danger zone, and that the performers have all the necessary permits?
Solution using cGIS Pro:
1. Creation of an operational zone: An OT and PB engineer uses the Editor tool to outline the work area directly on the map, for example, around the tank being repaired.
2. Information saturation: A scanned copy of the work permit, the full name of the responsible persons and the time of the work are linked to this polygon through the Infoclick tool of the Documents function.
3. Visual control: “Thematic mapping" is configured. All employees whose positioning beacons end up inside the training ground are painted in different colors: green — the members of the brigade indicated in the admission order; red - all others (outsiders).
4. Proactive notification: Using the Geofences tool, a trigger is set for this polygon. When an employee enters the red zone, the system automatically sends a notification to the dispatcher and the person responsible for the work.
What does this mean? We are moving from post-control to prevention. The system does not just record a violation, it signals it at the moment of commission, allowing you to react immediately and prevent a possible accident.
Problem: The company has repeated cases of minor injuries (cuts, bruises, falls), but it is not clear whether they are systemic or just accidents.
Solution using cGIS Pro:
1. Data collection: All incidents are recorded in the system with precise location on the workshop map and attributes (time, type of injury, machine, full name).
2. Search for “hot spots“: Using ”Geoanalytics", a Heat map (HeatMap) is built for all incidents over the year. The map instantly highlights “pockets" – areas where injuries occur statistically more often. It can be a slippery floor at one machine or a poorly lit passage.
3. Analysis of the reasons: The “Time slider" is activated. The animation shows that the peak of incidents in one of the “hot zones" occurs at the end of the second shift.
4. In-depth analysis: A bar chart is constructed, where the type of injury is on the X axis, and the number of cases is on the Y axis. It becomes obvious that cuts predominate in this area.
What does this mean? In 15 minutes of analysis, we get irrefutable evidence: the problem is not in the “inattention of employees”, but in systemic deficiencies. For example, at the end of a shift at a particular machine, workers are more likely to get cuts due to fatigue and poor lighting. This gives the management reasons to take specific measures: install additional lighting, conduct an unscheduled briefing for the second shift, or upgrade the protective casing of the machine.
Problem: Evacuation schemes on paper often do not take into account the real situation: crowded passageways, exits under repair, and the current location of people.
Solution using cGIS Pro:
1. Creating a 3D model: The enterprise is visualized as a 3D scene, including BIM models of buildings. This allows you to see not a flat scheme, but a three-dimensional, realistic picture.
2. Route modeling: Using the Routes tool, optimal escape routes are laid out from each workplace to the collection points. The system takes into account real passages, rather than just drawing straight lines.
3. Analysis of “bottlenecks": A “Flight along the route" is launched. In the 3D camera mode, you can virtually “run” along the escape route and evaluate it from a human point of view: see narrow doorways, cluttered corridors, lack of signs.
4. Readiness assessment: During the exercises, dynamic layers with tracks of people's movement are displayed on the map. After the exercises, the analysis of these tracks will show who and where deviated from the route, where “traffic jams” formed, and will help to adjust evacuation plans.
What does this mean? Instead of a formal approach, we get a powerful tool for a real increase in emergency preparedness. The platform allows you not just to draw a diagram, but to test it, find weaknesses and work out the actions of personnel in conditions as close as possible to real ones.
Problem: Staff training in complex procedures for locking and shutting down equipment (LOTO) at real installations is risky, expensive (requires production to stop) and does not allow them to work out actions in an emergency situation.
Solution using cGIS Pro:
1. An accurate, engineering-rich BIM model (BIM model registry) of the required technological installation is unloaded from cGIS Pro.
2. A VR simulator is being created based on this model. An employee, wearing a VR helmet, finds himself in a photorealistic digital replica of the workshop.
3. In a virtual environment, he must perform the entire LOTO procedure step by step according to the approval certificate: go to the real electrical panel, turn off the necessary machine, hang up the tag, then close and block the correct valves on the piping.
The result: Absolutely safe training of skills that form muscle memory. The system records each error and explains its consequences, which is impossible when instructed “on paper". This drastically reduces the risk of human error in real work.
The implementation of the cGIS Pro platform for solving industrial safety problems ensures:
Full situational awareness: All data on risks and security conditions are collected in a single window, which reduces the time to assess the situation from minutes to seconds.
The transition to proactive management: Geoanalytic tools allow you to identify hidden patterns and “hot spots” of risks, working ahead of time.
Evidence base for decision-making: Visual maps and diagrams serve as an irrefutable argument to justify investments in health and safety measures.
Reducing the influence of the human factor: Automation of control over hazardous areas and processes minimizes the risks associated with inattention or mistakes of personnel.
Effective training and planning: 3D and BIM models allow you to conduct briefings and practice actions in emergency situations in a virtual environment as close to reality as possible.
Ultimately, building a digital safety shadow on the cGIS Pro platform is a strategic investment that directly affects the reduction of injury rates, trouble–free production and, as a result, the economic sustainability and reputation of the enterprise.
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