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Reader Response Draft 3: Real-Time PPE Detection with Computer Vision and AI

The article “Transforming Workplace Safety: Harnessing AI for Real-Time PPE Monitoring” explores the impact of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) detection by AI and several advantages of the use of AI to deal with non-compliance of not wearing PPE (Rebecca, L. n.d). The technology, empowered with AI-enabled image and video analysis can identify various personal protective equipment and promptly send alerts regarding individuals lacking proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) or not wearing it correctly. (Lambert, R. n.d). Based on one of the few companies that supply this technology, the technology offers construction site monitoring and provides centralized oversight to managers through a user-friendly platform by sending real-time safety alerts for PPE non-compliance. It also provides workplace recordings to obtain video data on workplace safety and potential hazards for identifying and preventing accidents (V3 Smart Technologies, 2024). The technology works by obtaining red-gre

Summary Reader Response Draft 2

The article “Transforming Workplace Safety: Harnessing AI for Real-Time PPE Monitoring” explores the impact of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) detection by AI and several advantages of the use of AI to deal with non-compliance of not wearing PPE (Rebecca, L., n.d). The system, empowered with AI-enabled image and video analysis, can identify various personal protective equipment, promptly sending alerts for individuals who do not have proper gear (Lambert, R. 2023). Based on one of the few companies that supply this system, the system offers remote construction site monitoring and provides centralized oversight to managers through a user-friendly platform and by sending real-time safety alerts for PPE non-compliance. It also provides workplace recordings to obtain video data on workplace safety and potential hazards for identifying and preventing accidents (V3 Smart Technologies, 2024). The system simply works by obtaining red-green-blue (RGB) images from CCTV, which are transmitted