When the unexpected happens, time is short. Learn how the location awareness and safety solution for chemicals and petroleum from IBM provides asset tracking for both workers and physical assets in real-time using RFID tags, thus improving the safety of working conditions.

1. IBM Sales and Distribution Chemical and Petroleum
Solution Brief
Location awareness and
safety for chemicals
and petroleum
Workers, contractors and visitors to chemicals and petroleum facilities
Highlights are often exposed to highly flammable, corrosive or even explosive
materials. In emergency situations, it may be difficult to locate every-
● Automatically identify, locate and one on-site to quickly evacuate the facility. The need for a solution that
account for workers, contractors and
visitors in hazardous areas provides the ability to track workers and physical assets, improve the
safety of working conditions and secure restricted areas is clear.
● Track the location of employees and
physical assets during emergency
situations for fast rescue operations The location awareness and safety solution for chemicals and petro-
leum from IBM gives companies real-time visibility into the location
● Strengthen security by monitoring all
entry and exit traffic in restricted zones
and availability of personnel and equipment during regular operating
and detecting unauthorized entry into conditions as well as during emergency situations. Real-time monitor-
secure areas ing of employees by inserting radio frequency identification (RFID)
● Integrate employee safety and asset chips into identification badges for non-intrusive tracking enables res-
tracking information with security, HR cue teams to locate personnel faster by utilizing RFID readers linked
and other systems to mobile handsets. Maps, floor plans and facility layouts are also on
● Increase operational efficiency by hand to put the information gained from the RFID readers in context.
tracking the location, movement and
usage of valuable tools, equipment and IBM RFID technology delivers safety and value by making operations
materials throughout the facility
smarter with instrumentation for decision making based on live data.
During emergency situations you’ll see the difference RFID makes by:
● Monitoring employee, contractor and visitor movement through
potentially dangerous zones.
● Isolating personnel and rescuer locations during emergencies by
matching signals from identification badges to site plan coordinates.
● Amplifying rescue efforts and preventing additional problems with
fast evacuations enabled by live tracking.

2. In addition to increasing facility safety and security, the solution can
improve operational efficiency by tracking where and how often
particular assets are being used. The result is a valuable new tool that
improves managing capital and operating expenditures. And, by mak-
ing it easier to locate and deploy critical assets, the solution can also
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December 2009
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