- Title: 274 AT COVID-19 Distance vests
- Date: 30th April 2020
- Description:Austrian vehicle manufacturer tests distance vests in industrial production An Austrian vehicle manufacturer protects its employees from the risk of infection with COVID-19 with innovative distance vests. When the employees come too close to each other, bright red stripes flash against the neon yellow vests. However, there is not only a visual warning, the vests also vibrate and additionally emit a loud beeping sound when a preset minimum distance is undercut. How often the alarm is triggered is not recorded. Sensors and switching stations are integrated in the protective vests. The distance between two jacket carriers is measured via ultra-broadband radio waves. The Schwarzmüller group was the first industrial company in Austria to test the safety clothing in trial operation. 24 of the 800 employees have worn the vests and judged them to be good, now the vests are to be used in areas such as logistics and assembly in the plants in Austria, the Czech Republic and Hungary, according to CEO Roland Hartwig. For this purpose, a few hundred vests were purchased. Shotlist - Labourers with distance vests mounting the hydraulic system of a commercial vehicle - vest showing visual warning (it is too loud to hear the loud beep) - SOUNDBITE (German) Roland Hartwig, CEO Schwarzmüller group: „Our benefit is the health protection of our staff members, so we can really give to every employee the security that after work he will return home healthy.” - distance sensor inside the vest - WS mounting unit - SOUNDBITE (German) Roland Hartwig, CEO Schwarzmüller group: „The vests are very well accepted by our employees, we also have a learning effect, that you begin to internalize the distance. " - two employees in a critical distance with blinking vests - SOUNDBITE (German) Roland Hartwig, CEO Schwarzmüller group: „in the production process it is often necessary to work together and there you have the security to know if you can get even closer together or on the other hand the engineers have to find a way to equalize the process and ensure the distance." - long vehicle - outside shot of the plant - C/U production with blinking vest
- Collection: ORF
- Genre:News
- Producer:ORF
- Transmission Date:30/04/2020
- Decade: 2020s