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The year 2021 has been quite a difficult one for most of us, the pandemic did not only wreck our health and sanity, but also left quite a lasting impact on most of our lives. One that will continue to affect our lives even when this whole nightmare is over. Yet, humanity is not be taken lightly either. We will continue to hold on to hope and persevere for a brighter and better tomorrow. The upcoming year has a lot of people's hope riding on it, and the start of a new year has never seemed more promising.

Finally, this rollercoaster of a year is coming to an end and the anticipation for better times is contagious. People all over the world are already establishing their New Year resolutions and plans. This upcoming year will give us the opportunity to start a fresh and work towards rebuilding the world after the pandemic and even bettering ourselves in order to avoid such global suffering again.

On a lighter note, the New Year celebration is a time for joy, great pomp and show across the world. Even though this New Year's Eve will be a quiet affair, with people celebration from the comforts of their own home and all the while following all safety protocols that are in affect due to the new strain of the coronavirus.

Now that we are entering 2022, its best to let 2021 become a distant memory and celebrate the upcoming year with a lot of joy and happiness.

As we bring down the curtains to the year 2021, it is imperative that we do not let our guard down yet and continue wearing masks and maintain social distancing. With so many options available, we can make our New Year's Eve celebration memorable while staying safe.

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Thanks for all your support and your valuable interaction in 2021.

We hope for a lot many fruitful interactions in 2022.

Happy New Year.

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CONTENT DECEMBER 2021

 Ready to Wear: Wearable Technology Could Boost Workplace Safety, but Concerns Remain  Electrical Hazards and Footwear

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Expert Talk

 Fire Risk in Hospitals due to Oxygen Enrichment & Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers

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 Potential of IoT in Disaster Management and Fire Safety

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Emergency Exit Routes Myths about Fire Safety in Apartment Buildings Essential Spots for Home Fire Extinguishers Prepare For Your Kitchen Fire Suppression System Inspection What is an Emergency Response Plan in the Oil and Gas Industry?

 In 39% of High-Rise Fires, Firefighting System Did Not Work: Mumbai Fire Brigade

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 New Hikvision HikCentral Software Makes Access Control and Time Attendance Management Easy  Hikvision Partners with Gurtam to Create Comprehensive Telematics Solution  Hikvision Q3 2021 Financial Results

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VERTICAL SOLUTION

 Smart Retail Solutions Ensure Business Continuity with Public Safety Measures  How Oil and Gas Companies can Boost Safety and Security at Remote Sites

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 Hikvision India Premiers Latest Solutions for Transport Security, Traffic Safety and Smart Mobility at TrafficInfraTech  Grand Opening Ceremony of ZKTeco's Factory in India

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 Hikvision India Unveils Smart Boom Barrier Solutions for Easy Vehicle Access Control at Toll Plazas & Housing Complexes  New License Plate Recognition Camera with Embedded Deep Learning LPR Algorithm  ZKTeco Biometrics India Pvt. Ltd.

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IOT Based Solution for On-Street and Off-Street Parking Security Made Easy with AI-Powered AcuSense Technology and Video Security Systems Electric Strike Installation Guide What is a Security Risk Assessment, and How Do You Complete One?

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GAS CYLINDER SAFETY

Filling, storage and handling of gas cylinders is prohibited in a place which has smoke, fire or flammable substance capable of causing fire or explosion.

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Choose Anchor Point Carefully, Your Life May Depend On It!

If people see that this information is monitoring their productivity, absolutely, they are not happy about that but If it's used for safety and health, they are more open.

Ready to Wear: Wearable Technology Could Boost Workplace Safety, but Concerns Remain

 'A Big Benefit’ One use for wearables is taking a device that's already in use, such as a personal gas monitor, and giving it the ability to send data to another interested party.

They've always had the workers wearing them for personal safety but now that they can be associated with a wearable, or networked, or with the internet of things, a guy in an office can look at his desk and see what the monitor is measuring.

Another potential use is proximity detection inside mines or at construction sites. A technology-focused defense, security and infrastructure firm, began using radiofrequency identification, or RFID, at some of its jobsites to study interactions between workers and machines.

 Other Measurements Lee has participated in a number of studies on wearable technology. One of his latest used electroencephalogram devices to monitor workers' stress levels at construction sites.

When data was fed through two deep learning neural networks (a set of algorithms designed to mimic human thought), the researchers could discern which workers were stressed with an 86.6 percent accuracy, or "at least 6 percent" better than other stress recognition methods.

In another study it found that using wristband-type biosensors to measure stress, physical demands and risk perception among construction workers was feasible.

 Change is Coming Cost and Concerns about privacy are among the reasons some safety professionals are at least somewhat hesitant about using wearable technology.

Wearable Technology entails attaching mobile electronics to the body for a broad spectrum of purposes. It covers all types of devices, from the small fitness device on your wrist to a full-body exoskeleton. In the safety world, "wearables" can include "smart" personal protective equipment, glasses with heads-up displays and hard hats with sensors. What most of these devices have in common is they give safety professionals and other employees a set of watchful eyes to help ensure the health and well-being of the workforce, particularly lone workers.

"The greatest benefit of this technology is that, as a worker, you're not alone in terms of your safety," To some workers, however, these watchful eyes may be perceived as prying eyes. That's why experts say it's important to lay down the groundwork and gain the trust of employees before turning to these new wave devices.

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However, more than half of the respondents (509 of 952) said they're in favor of using wearables to "track relevant metrics for several common OSH risk factors."

Another 27.3 percent (260 of 952) said they have at least some interest.

That acceptance likely will grow as "people eventually get used to it and it's just part of their normal day."

According to a survey half of manufacturers plan to adopt wearable technology by 2022, and 55 percent of current users say they will expand their use. The overall wearable technology market, both at and away from work, is expected to reach $60 billion by that same year.

The benefits are workers are more aware of their environment and the environment is more responsive to the worker. "Some of these biometric things where the workers are just healthier, better rested, not fatigued, not overheated and things like that, I think, again, it's productive. It's healthy to the worker. It's a better quality of life, but it's also good for business."

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Electrical Hazards and Footwear What should I know about purchasing safety boots that can stand up to electrical hazards?

Laying a foundation for worker safety truly starts from the ground up.

Footwear Safety is paramount for skilled craft trades across the board. One small misstep or incident can result in varying levels of injury, causing lost time and compromised well-being. Finding protective footwear that is not only comfortable for workers, but also protective, is key to starting the workday out on the right foot.

Craftsmen know they need the right tool for the right job. That same theory applies for footwear. When looking at a specific trade - in this case, working with and around electricity - special attention must be paid to footwear to reduce the possibility of electrocution or other electricity-related incidents on the jobsite.

Some simple tips to remember when shopping for your next pair of work boots:

There are three general classifications for safety footwear from an electrical standpoint, and all three have very distinct purposes.

Non-Conductive Footwear. Non-conductive footwear often is classified with an "EH" rating. This safety standard is designed to provide a secondary source of protection when accidentally coming in contact with live electrical circuits to reduce the potential of electric shock. When it comes to safety toes, EH-rated boots can have steel or composite toes. A common misconception is that metal in a boot is bad when working around electricity. The reality is, metal is conductive when it is in contact with other metal. Metal safety-toe caps, steel shanks, etc., are enclosed by non-conductive materials (often leather, rubber, insulation, etc.) and are therefore safe to wear in environments where live circuits are present. It also is important to select a boot with a rubber outsole that will help to ground any charges during an incident. Rubber outsoles also are long-wearing and slip-water-and abrasion-resistant and will help to protect the wearer from slips or falls on the jobsite.

Anti-Static Footwear. Boots with this classification are designed for workers operating in environments sensitive to static electricity. Anti-static footwear helps to dissipate the accumulation of static electricity from the body while still providing a reasonable level of resistance to electrical hazards from live circuits. These boots are typically marked with ESD or SD tags.

Conductive Footwear. Conductive footwear helps to protect the wearer in an environment where the accumulation of static electricity on the body can be a hazard. These workers often handle explosive or volatile materials.

Conductive safety footwear is made with materials and cements that offer no electrical resistance. When shopping for boots, one might come across the term "static-dissipating." Static-dissipating does just that-it reduces the amount of static electricity accumulated from walking, movement, etc. The boots dissipate static electricity from the body to the ground to reduce the chance of ignition from a static electric spark. It is important to remember that these boots offer no protection from live charges or electrical equipment.

As you can see, the first step to protecting yourself in electric or volatile environments starts with knowing what you need to be protected from.

From there, it will be the performance and comfort features integrated into the boot that will set it apart from the rest.

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Do your Research First. Find out what requirements you might have in your work environment and what personal needs you may have.

Shop for Boots in the Afternoon or Early Evening. Feet tend to swell throughout the day, especially for those who work while standing. By trying on footwear when your feet are at their largest, your work boots will feel comfortable, even on the longest days.

Come Prepared. Bring a typical pair of well-padded socks that you might wear to better understand how your boots might fit.

Don't Forget about Comfort. Brands today incorporate many comfort features to partner with their performance and protection enhancements. Ortholite insoles; lighter, more asymmetrical steeltoes; additional padding; and other modern comfort features all go into making a pair of boots that will still feel as comfortable when you take them off as when you put them on.

Don't forget your "Homework."

Aftercare for your footwear provides a longer life for your boots. Treat leather with mink oil or leather treatments to keep materials supple and resistant to water. Store your boots in a clean, dry place to reduce odors and preserve the leather.

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Expert Talk

Fire Risk in Hospitals due to Oxygen Enrichment & Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Hospitals nowadays are at high risk of Fire Accidents. Do you know why? It's because of the increased use of Oxygen and Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers (ABHS) in healthcare facilities due to Covid-19.

Fire requires 3 elements Oxygen, Fuel & Heat.

Also known as the Fire Triangle.

Hence, in order to protect patients, visitors and the hospital staff, an Oxygen & Hydrocarbon Gas Leak Detection System should be installed to measure O2 & HC levels continuously. If the O2 level & HC level increases, the gas detection system will detect it and generate alarm.

We, Ambetronics Engineers Pvt. Ltd. provide highly reliable Gas Detection Systems.

• Oxygen Gas Detector (Battery Powered) • Portable Gas Detector (Oxygen) • Portable Gas Detector (HC) Key features of our gas detectors:  Highly reliable, fast & accurate detection of gas.  Inbuilt buzzer with response time of less than 10 seconds.  Fast response, easy to read display.  User friendly & easy to install.

High level of Oxygen & Vapours of Alcohol based Hand Sanitizers act as the Fuel for fire.

Oxygen enrichment in enclosed hospital rooms can happen due to the leakage of oxygen from ventilators, tubing or connections to the ventilator. And presence of the vapours of alcohol-based hand sanitizers in enclosed hospital rooms also can't be denied. rd

Heat - the 3 element, can come into picture if there is a small spark in electrical circuits or even mobile charging adapter in plug that are readily available at hospitals.

If the two elements (Oxygen & Fuel) come in contact with even a small spark, it can cause a major fire outbreak at hospitals.

The combination of these 3 elements can lead to serious fires, but absence of any one element can prevent it.

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Emergency Exit Routes

by Arindam Bhadra

How would you escape from your workplace in an emergency? Do you know where all the exits are in case your first choice is too crowded? Are you sure the doors will be unlocked and that the exit access, such as a hallway, will not be blocked during a fire, explosion, or other crisis?

Knowing the answers to these questions could keep you safe during an emergency. employees to evacuate safely. Exit routes must be located as far away as practical from each other in case one is blocked by fire or smoke.

Exception: If the number of employees, the size of the building, its occupancy, or the arrangement of the workplace allows all employees to evacuate safely during an emergency, one exit route is permitted.

Q. What are some other design and construction requirements for exit routes?

Q. What is an exit route?

An exit route is a continuous and unobstructed path of exit travel from any point within a workplace to a place of safety. An exit route consists of three parts:  Exit access - portion of an exit route that leads to an exit.  Exit - portion of an exit route that is generally separated from other areas to provide a protected way of travel to the exit discharge.  Exit discharge - part of the exit route that leads directly outside or to a street, walkway, refuge area, public way, or open space with access to the outside.

Q. How many exit routes must a workplace have?

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 Exit routes must be permanent parts of the workplace.  Exit discharges must lead directly outside or to a street, walkway, refuge area, public way, or open space with access to the outside. These exit discharge areas must be large enough to accommodate the building occupants likely to use the exit route.  Exit stairs that continue beyond the level on which the exit discharge is located must be interrupted at that level by doors, partitions, or other effective means that clearly indicate the direction of travel leading to the exit discharge.  Exit route doors must be unlocked from the inside. They must be free of devices or alarms that could restrict use of the exit route if the device or alarm fails.  Side-hinged exit doors must be used to connect rooms to exit routes. These doors must swing out in the direction of exit travel if the room is to be occupied by more than 50 people or if the room is a high-hazard area.  Exit routes must support the maximum permitted occupant load for each floor served, and the capacity of an exit route may not decrease in the direction of exit route travel to the exit discharge.

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 Ceilings of exit routes must be at least 7 feet, 6 inches high.  An exit access must be at least 28 inches wide at all points. Where there is only one exit access leading to an exit or exit discharge, the width of the exit and exit discharge must be at least equal to the width of the exit access. Objects that project into the exit must not reduce its width.  Outdoor exit routes are permitted but must meet the minimum height and width requirement for indoor exit routes and must - have guardrails to protect unenclosed sides if a fall hazard exists; - be covered if snow or ice is likely to accumulate, unless the employer can demonstrate accumulations will be removed before a slipping hazard exists; - be reasonably straight and have smooth, solid, substantially level walkways; and - not have a dead-end longer than 20 feet.

Q. What are the requirements for exits?  Exits must be separated by fire resistant materials-that is, one-hour fire-resistance rating if the exit connects three or fewer stories and two-hour fire-resistance rating if the exit connects more than three floors.  Exits are permitted to have only those openings necessary to allow access to the exit from occupied areas of the workplace or to the exit discharge. Openings must be protected by a selfclosing, approved fire door that remains closed or automatically closes in an emergency.

Q. What are the maintenance, safeguarding, and operational features for exit routes?

OSHA standards require employers to do the following:  Keep exit routes free of explosive or highly flammable furnishings and other decorations.  Arrange exit routes so employees will not have to travel toward a high-hazard area unless the path of travel is effectively shielded from the highhazard area.  Ensure that exit routes are unobstructed such as by materials, equipment, locked doors, or deadend corridors.

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 Ensure that safeguards designed to protect employees during an emergency remain in good working order.  Provide lighting for exit routes adequate for employees with normal vision.  Keep exit route doors free of decorations or signs that obscure the visibility of exit route doors.  Post signs along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge if that direction is not immediately apparent. Also, the line-of-sight to an exit sign must be clearly visible at all times.  Mark doors or passages along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit "Not an Exit" or with a sign identifying its use (such as "Closet").  Install "EXIT" signs in plainly legible letters.  Renew fire-retardant paints or solutions often enough to maintain their fire-retardant properties.  Maintain exit routes during construction, repairs, or alterations.  Provide an emergency alarm system to alert employees, unless employees can promptly see or smell a fire or other hazard in time to provide adequate warning to them.

Q. Are employers required to have Emergency Action Plans? kept in the workplace, and available for employee review. Although employers are required to have an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) only when the applicable OSHA standard requires it, OSHA strongly recommends that all employers have an EAP. Here are the OSHA standards that require EAPs:  Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals - 1910.119  Fixed Extinguishing Systems, General - 1910.160  Fire Detection Systems, 1910.164  Grain Handling - 1910.272  Ethylene Oxide - 1910.1047  Methylenedianiline - 1910.1050  1,3-Butadiene - 1910.1051

Q. What are the minimum elements of an Emergency Action Plan?  Procedures for reporting fires and other emergencies.  Procedures for emergency evacuation, including the type of evacuation and exit route assignments.

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 Procedures for employees who stay behind to continue critical plant operations.  Procedures to account for all employees after evacuation.  Procedures for employees performing rescue or medical duties.  Name or job title of employees to contact for detailed plan information.  Alarm system to alert workers.

 Procedures for regular maintenance of safeguards installed on heat-producing equipment to prevent the accidental ignition of combustible materials.  Name or job title of employees responsible for maintaining equipment to prevent or control sources of ignition or fires.  Name or job title of employees responsible for the control of fuel source hazards.

In addition, you must designate and train employees to assist in a safe and orderly evacuation of other employees. You must also review the emergency action plan with each employee covered when the following occur:

In addition, when you assign employees to a job, you must inform them of any fire hazards they may be exposed to. You must also review with each employee those parts of the fire prevention plan necessary for self-protection.

 Plan is developed or an employee is assigned initially to a job.  Employee's responsibilities under the plan changes.  Plan is changed.

Workers have the right to:

Q. What are workers' right?

If you have 10 or fewer employees, you may communicate your plan orally. If you have more than 10 employees, however, your plan must be written

 Working conditions that do not pose a risk of serious harm.  Receive information and training (in a language and vocabulary the worker understands) about workplace hazards, methods to prevent them, and the OSHA standards that apply to their workplace.  Review records of work-related injuries and illnesses.  File a complaint asking OSHA to inspect their workplace if they believe there is a serious hazard or that their employer is not following OSHA's rules. OSHA will keep all identities confidential.  Exercise their rights under the law without retaliation, including reporting an injury or raising health and safety concerns with their employer or OSHA. If a worker has been retaliated against for using their rights, they must file a complaint with OSHA as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days.

 Ethylene Oxide - 1910.1047  Methylenedianiline - 1910.1050  1,3-Butadiene - 1910.1051

Q. How can I get more information on exit route safety?

Q. Must all employers have fire prevention plans If you have 10 or fewer employees, you may communicate your plan orally. If you have more than 10 employees, however, your plan must be written, kept in the workplace, and available for employee review. Although employers are only required to have a Fire Prevention Plan (FPP) when the applicable OSHA standard requires it, OSHA strongly recommends that all employers have a FPP. The following OSHA standards require fire prevention plans:

Here are the minimum provisions of a fire prevention plan:  List of all major fire hazards, proper handling and storage procedures for hazardous materials, potential ignition sources and their control, and the type of fire protection equipment necessary to control each major hazard.  Procedures to control accumulations of flammable and combustible waste materials.

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For more detail on exit routes and related standards see Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire Prevention Plans in Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.33-39; and OSHA Directive CPL 2-1.037, Compliance Policy for Emergency Action Plans and Fire Prevention Plans. In addition, employers who comply with the exit route provisions of the National Fire Protection Association's 101-2009, Life Safety Code, or the exit provisions of the International Fire Code, 2009, will be considered in compliance with the OSHA requirements for exit routes.

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Myths about Fire Safety in Apartment Buildings When it comes to fire safety, there are many different thoughts that run through someone's head. In most instances, the thoughts you may have about fires in an apartment are somewhat true. However, there are several popular myths about fire safety and hazards that are simply that, myths.

Check out the myths below that the majority of apartment tenants believe when it comes to their safety in the event of a fire.

 You Have Time Before You Have to Escape Unfortunately, people have experienced a tragic loss due to this myth. Some think they have at least five minutes to grab items before running out the door. That is untrue. If a fire breaks out, get out. Do not wait for anything. Make sure you get out of the building and to a safe distance away from the fire no matter how big or small it seems. Fire can spread quickly, and you want to ensure your family is away from it.

 You Will Smell the Smoke Some people do not think to check their smoke alarms on a regular basis. Their belief is that the smoke will alert them to a fire in the building. That is not the case. Unfortunately, most fires happen at nighttime when everyone is sound asleep. By the time you do smell the smoke, it could be too late to get out as the fire has traveled closer to your room. Always keep your smoke detectors in good working order and check them regularly throughout the year as part of your fire safety plan.

 Residential Fires Have Fewer People Who Perish than Business Fires Sadly, most deaths in fires come from those who are at home. Make sure you have a fire safety plan in place and that your family is aware of what to do should an alarm sound. You want to practice getting out of the building safely and ensuring everyone understands 32

where to go when they are outside. Have a designated spot and be sure to run through a fire drill at home, just like your children do at schools.

 Go Back Inside to Get Someone if Help Hasn't Arrived Never do that! It can feel like an eternity while you're waiting for help to arrive. However, if you go back in you have now put two people in danger for when the firefighters do arrive on the scene. Many times, when people go back in they do not come back out. Even if you are armed with a portable fire extinguisher, don't risk it. If you're outside, then stay outside until help arrives and the fire is under control.

 Flames Cause the Most Problem and Injuries One common myth about fires is that the actual flames are what is causing the injuries or deaths.

That is not true. Most injuries and fatalities from a fire are caused by the smoke, not the flames. Your apartment building can fill up with smoke and be as dark as night, even during the day. The air is toxic as well making it hard to breathe and move about.

Making sure that you have a fire safety plan in place and your family is aware of it is key to avoiding a tragic ending to a possible fire in your home. Keep your family safe by reminding them of the plan and also making sure everyone understands that truth about a fire in the home.

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Essential Spots for Home Fire Extinguishers When it comes to protecting your home from fire, there are essential tools you need in your arsenal. One option you must have on hand is a fire extinguisher. This tool comes in handy when a fire is small so that the flames can be put out before it gets too hard to handle. Because fires can erupt at any time and can escalate quickly, you need fire extinguishers in key areas of the home. But where should you put this equipment?

Chicago fire safety protocols recommend areas where cooking occurs as well as where high temperatures or heat are present.

 The Kitchen The majority of fires in the home start in the kitchen. Most kitchen fires start with grease so having a Class K extinguisher is key to being able to put out the flames effectively. Everyone in the home needs to know that this extinguisher puts out a grease fire and learn how to use the equipment. The fire extinguisher should be in a safe place within your kitchen, away from the stove so it can be used quickly to put out any flames.

 The Laundry Room This is another area where you need the proper equipment due to the heating element used in the space. Fires from a dryer are common due to the lint that collects in the machine.

It can catch fire due to high temperatures. The lint trap should be cleaned regularly to avoid this issue. Place a fire extinguisher in this area to put out any flames from high temperatures caused by fire.

 Near the Grill If you like to cook out often, it is important to have a fire extinguisher nearby, perhaps in the garage, to ensure that you can handle any fire issues. Sometimes too much lighter fluid is used, or gas grills explode. If it is safe to do so, use a fire extinguisher to put out any flames that get out of hand. By following Chicago fire safety protocols when using your grill, you can stay safe and enjoy quality cooked foods.

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 Workshop or Garage Area If you have a garage or workshop area in the home, this space can also be susceptible to fire. Flammable materials are often stored in these spaces like oil, paint, solvents, etc.

When you are working with tools in your workshop, sparks can be generated that can lead to a fire. With a fire extinguisher on hand, you can put out flames with ease.

 Recognize Sources of Heat In the home, there are several sources of heat that can exist, from fireplaces to wood stoves and furnaces. Due to the operation of these installations, there is a risk of a fire hazard.

A fire extinguisher should be located nearby to handle any fires that arise. A utility room or basement area is a key place to house such extinguishers to protect your home from fire.

A fire can happen at any time, anywhere.

Being proactive and knowing where your fire extinguishers are can be the difference in protecting and losing your home. Learn more about the various fire extinguishers that can be used in the home and how to use them to provide an added layer of protection for yourself as well as family and friends.

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Prepare For Your Kitchen Fire Suppression System Inspection If you own a restaurant or other type of commercial food facility, you need to follow certain guidelines for the proper and legal operation of your business. One inspection many restaurants and food facilities must go through is the kitchen fire suppression system inspection. This inspection ensures your kitchen area has the right fire suppression system in place that’s in good working order.

 Frequency of Kitchen Fire Suppression System Inspections According to NFPA 96, your kitchen fire suppression system should be inspected every six months and completed by a licensed fire protection company. It’s vital to have a fire protection company check your kitchen fire suppression system periodically. Otherwise, you risk not properly stopping any fires that may start, which could cause serious harm to people in the building and extensive property damage.

 Risk of not Preparing for Your Inspection Before your fire suppression system inspection appointment, you should prepare for the event. If you’re not prepared for your inspection, your kitchen may not pass the fire suppression system inspection. Also, if you don’t have the area ready for the inspector, they may not be able to inspect at all.

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 Five Ways to Prepare for the Kitchen Fire Suppression System Inspection Make sure you take the following five steps to prepare for your inspection appointment: 1. Schedule the inspection at a time when your restaurant is closed.

2. Make sure all cooking equipment is cool and not in use.

3. Notify all people in the building that the fire alarm won’t be operational during the kitchen fire suppression system inspection.

4. Make sure your kitchen vent hood system is cleaned before the inspection and do so regularly to ensure proper operation.

5. Use a kitchen fire suppression system inspection checklist to make sure you follow all directions before the appointment.

If you follow these five steps in preparation for your upcoming appointment, the inspection will likely be quick, easy, and successful.

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What is an Emergency Response Plan in the Oil and Gas Industry? and operator in your facility has thoroughly read and understands it as well.

Q. What is an Emergency Response Plan for an Oil & Gas Facility?

An emergency response plan is your oil and gas facility's established plan for what will happen in the event that there is any kind of emergency in your facility. An oil & gas emergency response plan should take into account all of the potential hazards present in the facility, and define exactly how the facility will respond to each. This emergency response plan should account for any hazard that could affect your facility, from firerelated hazards to emergencies caused by severe weather.

Depending on what your facility does, and where, you may have to submit this plan to a number of federal regulatory agencies.

Q. How to Ensure The Effectiveness of Your Oil & Gas Facility's Emergency Response Plan Against a Fire Emergency?

Any oil & gas facility in operation today must have an existing emergency response plan. In most locations, federal regulatory agencies require you submit this plan before your facility is allowed to operate. One of the most important steps of submitting an emergency response plan is ensuring that yours is updated and tested to verify that it is useful in keeping your people and your products safe.

If your facility has made any changes recently, or if it's been some time since anyone verified your facility's existing emergency response plan, here are 5 steps to ensure your emergency response plan will actually protect your facility in the event of a fire.

Step 1: Review Your Oil & Gas Facility's Emergency Response Plan Your facility should already have an emergency response plan in place. If you are establishing a presence at a new facility, developing this emergency response plan should be one of your top priorities. Once it's created, review the emergency response plan, and make sure every employee 46

Simply reading an older emergency response plan can highlight discrepancies in your facility's protection equipment. If you notice any errors in your emergency response plan - especially those regarding the types of fire protection systems update the emergency response plan and redistribute it to the rest of the facility as soon as possible.

Step 2: Evaluate Resources Based on your Facility's Worst-Case Scenario Once you understand your oil and gas facility's emergency response plan, it's important to evaluate your available resources based on the worst-case scenarios outlined in the plan.

For example, based on NFPA minimum guidelines, do you have adequate amounts of firefighting foam and water supply to effectively suppress or contain a worst-case scenario fire in your facility?

Do you have enough pumps, hoses, and delivery devices to complete the emergency response plan as outlined?

If your oil and gas facility relies on mutual aid resources, have those resources been included in your trainings? Have you diagramed your tank layout so a mutual aid resource knows exactly how and where to respond in the event of a fire?

No one likes to consider the worst-case scenario.

But taking the time to evaluate the resources you're supposed to have against what your facility actually has can mean the difference between safety and a severe facility fire.

Step 3: Evaluate Equipment It's one thing to have an emergency response plan.

It's another to ensure that plan actually works in a real-life situation.

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In any emergency, the actions taken in the first seconds of response are critical. Especially in the oil and gas industry, where fires can quickly consume entire facilities, it's essential that your facility has a plan for response.

To ensure your emergency response plan would be effective in the event of a fire, evaluate your equipment with a training scenario.

Step 5: Schedule Ongoing Training To Keep Everyone Safe Don't stop after just one training scenario.

Set up a training event that utilizes all of your emergency response and fire suppression equipment. As you run through the scenario, assess:

Your emergency response plan should be evaluated and practiced often. Not only does regular fire protection training ensure that everyone clearly understands their responsibilities, but it also guarantees that everyone has training.

• Do you have enough pumps and pumping capacity?

• Is your foam delivery equipment functional and sufficient?

• Are all of your delivery devices connected with compatible adapters?

• Do portable and fixed monitors, cannons, and guns cover the area adequately?

In any facility, people leave, new people start, and your mutual aid support likely experiences turnover as well.

Regular training solidifies your emergency response plan in the minds of every participant and ensures that even new hires have the training they need to stay safe in the event of a fire.

As your facility grows and changes, you're often upgrading your oil and gas facility's fire suppression system as needed. When that happens, small things like adapters are easy to forget. But, when a fire happens, and your hoses are too small to hook up to your foam tank, that can have a catastrophic impact on your facility's ability to respond to an emergency.

Ongoing training can also help identify any changes in your oil and gas fire protection system or any discrepancies between what's written in your emergency response plan, and what equipment actually functions in your facility.

Step 4: Train As If It Were a Real Incident As you complete training scenarios, make sure you're training as if there was a real fire in your oil and gas facility.

Your oil and gas facility's emergency response plan is essential to the safety of your facility and your team.

It's important to read, evaluate, and test your emergency response plan often, so you know it works, and so your team knows how to protect themselves in the event of a fire.

That means inviting your neighbors, and any mutual aid partners.

Completing training with all responsible parties means that everyone is on the same page in the event of an emergency. When everyone has completed the same training at your facility, everyone will know exactly what's expected of each party to successfully evacuate the facility and suppress the fire.

Work to make your training as realistic as possible.

The better your team's training, the more effective their emergency response will be in the event of a real hazard.

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Fires are one of the most devastating hazards for any oil and gas facility. Without an emergency response plan, and without proper training, your facility is at great risk.

If it's been some time since your facility evaluated your emergency response plan or ran a training scenario.

Our oil & gas facility training specialist, Randy Jones, has responded to over 1,000 industrial fires, spills, and explosions. In addition to this, he trains firefighters and facilities like yours to effectively suppress or contain industrial fires. Schedule a consultation with Randy below to see how you can improve your emergency response plan and keep your team safe.

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In 39% of High-Rise Fires, Fireghting System Did Not Work: Mumbai Fire Brigade

Of the 324 fires reported in the city’s high-rise fires between January 2020 and October 2021, 127 buildings, or 39.2%, did not have an operational firefighting system, according to Mumbai Fire Brigade data In the remaining 197 buildings, this system was operational and was used during firefighting.

Of the 324 fires reported in the city’s high-rise fires between January 2020 and October 2021, 127 buildings, or 39.2%, did not have an operational firefighting system, according to Mumbai Fire Brigade data. In the remaining 197 buildings, this system was operational and was used during firefighting.

In the last month alone, the city witnessed two major th high-rise fires, the latest being on November 5 when two senior citizens were killed in a fire on the 14th and 15th floors of Hansa Heritage building in nd Kandivli in northwest Mumbai. On October 22 , a massive fire gutted two flats on the 19th floor of the 60-storey One Avighna Park at Currey Road in southcentral Mumbai. One man fell to his death from the building’s 19th floor.

urging Mumbaiites living in high-rise buildings to th ensure fire safety in their buildings. On November 5 , the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a statement reiterating that it is the responsibility of the owner or occupier of the building to ensure fire safety in its premises and that the fire extinguishing system, equipment and alarm system in all the buildings - especially the tallest ones - are operational, in compliance with the Maharashtra Fires Prevention and Life Safety Act, 2006. BMC had warned that action will be taken against buildings if they fail to comply with the norms. In this statement, the civic body also warned residents against using flammable material for unnecessary interior decorations work and altering fire protection systems and electrical structures.

The frequency of fires in high-rise buildings has prompted civic authorities to make official statements

According to fire brigade authorities, a building’s height is the single-most challenging aspect of

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fighting high-rise fires. The second is wind speed.

Without a robust internal firefighting system that is designed to mitigate a fire immediately, loss of life and property is magnified.

In Mumbai, any building taller than 32 meters (approximately 10 floors without a podium) is a considered a high-rise, according to BMC’s Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR) 2034, and any building taller than 120 metres (approximately 40 floors without a podium) requires an approval by a special stateappointed committee comprising a structural engineer, a geotechnical consultant and the city’s chief fire officer.

“International studies show it takes about 7.5 minutes for a fire to become a full blown major fire,” a senior fire officer said. “The Mumbai fire brigade’s response time after we receive a fire call is about 15 minutes.

A building’s firefighting system can respond right away, within the first 7.5 minutes. In cases where this is not operational, the fire would have already intensified by the time our firefighting system starts.”

The officer added, “During this time, the smoke generated due to building furniture, beds, curtains, etc, will hamper visibility of any trapped residents, and of firemen, and increase the time taken to access the spot of the fire once we are inside the building. Every minute counts.”

At present, Mumbai fire brigade’s tallest ladder is of 90 meters. This can access a fire up to a maximum of 30 floors from outside the building. If there is a fire on higher floors in a building where the firefighting system is not operational, the fire brigade has to set up a ‘series pumping network’ using its own apparatus, which is carried to the floor either using a fire lift or the staircase of the building.

“This can take up to one hour. A lot of time is lost,” the officer said.

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Certificate (NOC) to a building, it is the building management’s responsibility to do bi-annual audits to ensure the firefighting system is in working condition. It also has to submit audit reports to the fire department.

Called Form B, all buildings in the city need to submit this to the fire brigade after getting their premises inspected by licensed agencies, the official said. “This is different from the original NOC a building is given soon after construction.”

After the fire at Kamala Mills Compound in Lower Parel in December 2017, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) set up fire compliance cells to inspect if buildings have submitted their fire safety audits. The parameters that decide if a building is not following fire safety rules include a nonfunctional internal fire-fighting system - fire alarms, sprinklers, hose pipes and riser systems - blocked fire exits, and non-functional fire lifts.

Mumbai’s chief fire officer Hemant Parab said, “This is now routine procedure. Apart from these inspections, the Fire Brigade has been conducting awareness camps for residents, elected representatives, security firms, students and volunteers. Disaster Response training workshops are conducted in the Disaster Management Training Institute in Parel.”

Vilas Nagalkar, senior architect said, “Fire safety in high-rise buildings includes not just riser systems, but also a fire lift, sprinklers, and smoke detectors. A large number of casualties in fires happen due to inhalation of smoke, so air vents are a must on every floor. It is also pertinent that an operational riser system has high water pressure, as we saw in case of the fire at One Avighna Park, where the water pressure in the firefighting system was weak. Occupants must ensure refuge areas are kept free of encroachment.

In many cases, we have seen the building managements lock up refuge areas so that they are not used as store rooms, or the corridors are occupied hampering movement in case of a fire.”

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Glimpse of International Fire India 2021.

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ARTICLE

Potential of IoT in Disaster Management and Fire Safety  Introduction As technology continues to revolutionize every aspect of our lives, the way our cities function is also changing. Smart Cities and the technologies that drive them aim to make efficient use of public resources, improve the quality of services and make the lives of the people safer. One of the technologies driving the Smart City Revolution is the Internet of Things(IoT). The fundamental idea behind IoT is to equip everyday objects with devices like microcontrollers to connect them to the internet so that they can communicate with each other and with their users. As IoT continues to usher in smart cities, the population of cities will continue to rise and the occurrence of disasters will in turn rise.

These disasters could be natural disasters like floods, cyclones, earthquakes, or could be man made disasters like fires, building collapses, etc. Let us consider some statistics regarding fire incidents as an example.

According to data collected there were 9 million fire incidents and 1.2 lakh deaths reported across the globe. Of all these incidents about 1.6 million fire incidents and over 27,000 deaths were reported in India. In urban India kids under age 5 and adults above 60 are the biggest victims.

It is often observed whenever there is a fire incident, even if help arrives on time, the severity of fire can't be analysed properly due to lack of effective monitoring equipment. Consequently, it results in loss of life and property. In all this, safety of firefighters is also of utmost importance.

IoT has the potential to improve the efficiency of disaster management systems, enable faster communication, provide real time access to critical data and allow authorities to make better informed decisions.

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Source: https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/international-firefightersday-2021-history-significance-and-all-you-need-to-know-3704354.html

 What is IOT ?

IoT is a dynamic global network infrastructure with selfconfiguring capabilities. It is based on standard and interoperable communication protocols where physical and virtual "things" have identities, physical attributes, and virtual personalities and use intelligent interfaces, and are seamlessly integrated into the information network, often communicating data associated with users and their environments. In other words, The Internet of Things (IoT) describes the network of physical objects-"things"-that are embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data with other devices and systems over the internet. These devices range from ordinary household objects to sophisticated industrial tools.

Source: https://www.simplilearn.com/top-iot-terms-you-need-to-know-article

 How it can help in Disaster Management and Safety ?

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collection. This can assure the fastest and most scalable technique for communication and raising alerts to ensure help in disaster situations. It can also provide access to real time information from the field and can help high level authorities make decisions.

DISASTER

Preparation

Disaster Management Cycle

Response

Compatibility Mobiles and daily used smart devices are also easily compatible with IoT based systems and hence no extra efforts are made to monitor alarming situations.

The main advantage of IoT over traditional systems is the compatibility of the devices with each other. If the devices are designed using standardised and compatible technologies, additional devices can be easily integrated without disrupting the existing infrastructure.

After Event Before Event

Mitigation

Recovery

Source: https://home.akitabox.com/blog/4-phases-of-disaster-management

 Why IOT over traditional systems ?

Synchronisation The traditional systems used for communication in disaster management include satellite radio, cell broadcasting, telephones, walkie-talkies etc. It is seen that the response to these modes of communication is not that admirable as many times these modes lack automated synchronization required in various departments like Police, State Disaster Management Team, Hospitals,etc. This leads to time lag which increases the severity of the incident resulting in loss of life and property. Internet of Things provides a better and effective solution for this.

Automation IoT devices such as robots, sensors, and unmanned vehicles can be efficiently used in disaster management systems which also provide better synchronization as each level of the system is connected to each other via cloud.

Smart Sensors installed in buildings and houses not only help in detecting but also monitoring. For example the things like smoke, temperature in case of fire and seismic activities in case of earthquakes. GPS sensors can help in locating the actual location of people and can help in rescue operations more effectively as compared to traditional ones.

Analysis and Detection The traditional systems come to action only when an incident happens but the IoT tools can effectively monitor it by predicting the early signs of the disaster, at the same time responding to the situation earlier and preparing for the same. In short, IoT can change the reactive disaster management systems into predictive disaster management systems.

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 Idea for Implication (Use Case) One example of IoT for disaster management systems is a fire incident monitoring system. This system consists of a network of internet connected devices right from alarm systems in buildings, to remote monitoring and communication modules in vehicles of first responders like fire fighters, paramedics, police, disaster response forces, etc. and real time tracking of events on the ground by authorities in control rooms.

We implemented a prototype of the above system that alerts first responders of the occurrence of a fire accident as well as sends real time data of the situation on the ground. Our system also allowed first responders to communicate with one another and the control room. The system is specific to fire incidents but can be easily modified to assist in any kind of calamity.

The system provides real-time data of fire accidents and other such calamities to base stations and enables synchronisation between police, fire department, medical help, NDRF teams, etc. So that no component of the response-team is unaware of the situation and lacks support for the fight. This system contains a drone which can be used for monitoring from heights and get knowledge of people stuck inside the site of disaster. Drone is like an e-attendant for help. The system consist of three modules; 1) Module-A: Module inside building 2) Module-B: Module with fire vehicle 3) Module-C: Module mounted on Drone 53

1) Module-A: Module inside building: This module is basically a fire alarm system.

It consists of a temperature sensor and smoke sensor/gas sensor. When the sensors cross the threshold value an alarm is raised and the fire department is intimated. Once the alarm is raised the module starts collecting the data from the sensors and sends it to the cloud. This module will also provide the location through GPS. This data is accessed by the team handling the second module.

2) Module-B: Module with fire vehicle: The second module will be present on the fire truck. This module will access the data from the building via the cloud. All this data will be collected from the cloud by FPGA. This module will perform processing of data and segregate data so that each first responder team will get access to only required data; for example a) traffic police will get information about only the location so they can manage traffic in that area. b) Medical helpers will be provided data for casualties to take care of their procedures. More importantly this module will be in complete touch with the base station appointed to control the crisis. This module will also acquire data from a drone and have control over it. All communication will be enabled through Wi-Fi. 3) Module-C: Module mounted on Drone: Third module consists of a camera mounted on a drone. This camera can be used for monitoring from heights and getting knowledge of people stuck inside the site of disaster.

Traditional IoT systems use embedded devices like microcontrollers but in this system we have used an FPGA. It can greatly surpass the capabilities of microcontrollers due to their parallel architecture and concurring processing. This can significantly reduce the processing latency and increase processing power. A Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is a semiconductor device that consists of an array of configurable logic blocks. They are potentially a great option for IoT based systems because of their reconfigurability and faster processing. Nowadays, many FPGA manufacturing companies are creating devices that are specifically tailored for IoT applications 54

and also have many ready-made application drivers that can help reduce the development time of devices. FPGAs can become the next generation of IoT devices.

Smoke Detector Heat Sensor Alarm GPS Module

Building

Cloud Control Room/Fire Station

Drone

Standalone Module Full Duplex Comm. with Control Room & Other First Responders

Fire Tender

Authors Rishona Daniels is a Final Year student of the Electronics Engineering Department at Sardar Patel Institute of Technology Mumbai. She has served as the Secretary of IEEE SPIT Student Branch for 202021. She is interested in the domains of VLSI and Embedded Systems. She has interned at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.

Aishwarya Jagare is a Final Year student of the Electronics Engineering Department at Sardar Patel Institute of Technology Mumbai. She has been actively involved in the Rotaract Club of SPIT and the Enactus Committee of SPIT. She is interested in the field of VLSI and has interned at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.

Radhika Joglekar is a Final Year student of the Electronics Engineering Department at Sardar Patel Institute of Technology Mumbai. She is interested in the field of VLSI and has interned at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. She is also interested in Power Electronics.

Project Mentors Dr. Surendra Rathod is a professor in the Electronics Engineering Department at Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai. He has 22 years of teaching experience. He is the FSAI student development chair of the FSAI Mumbai Chapter. He is actively involved in many social and FSAI activities.

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New Hikvision HikCentral Software Makes Access Control and Time Attendance Management Easy New Solution Gives Businesses a Fast Track to Effective Access Control and Attendance Management Hikvision has announced the launch of its HikCentral Access Control software as a new offering of its signature HikCentral family. Inheriting the complete access control and attendance capabilities from the existing HikCentral Professional, the new software is designed and dedicated for professional access control and time attendance management in an easier and more efficient way. This simplifies security and operations for small and medium businesses, who can integrate the system with their Hikvision access control and intercom products quickly and easily.

With HikCentral Access Control, business customers can experience a wide range of benefits:

 Maximized Security with Advanced Access Control Features and Real-Time Alarms The HikCentral Access Control software supports 56

a wide range of employee ID credentials, including fingerprints, cards, facial recognition, QR codes and PIN codes, to ensure flexibility and security for employee access authentication.

What's more, it also includes advanced access security features such as multi-door interlocking, anti-passback, and multi-factor authentication, providing high levels of protection for sensitive areas. Alarms are also triggered in real time when rules are breached, accelerating responses, and minimizing potential losses, damage, and other negative impacts.

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hardware requirements of i3-CPU and 4 GB RAM can get the software up and running in minutes.

 Simplified Setup Process and Management at Ease With HikCentral software, customers can set rules for access permissions and work shifts quickly and easily. Instructions for doing this are available on the sidebar menu in the portal interface, reducing skills requirements and speeding up the process.

When in use, operators can manage the software remotely with a mobile app at any time, from anywhere.

 Optimized HR Reporting for DataDriven Decision Making The HikCentral software provides detailed attendance reports to support better HR management. These can be exported easily into Excel, CSV or PDF formats, or integrated with third-party payroll systems to streamline HR administration.

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 Intuitive User Interface The software offers a dynamic view of multiple sites of a building and access control device status based on an interactive E-Map. This allows effective responses to event alarms and device anomalies in a timely manner.

The new HikCentral Access Control is provided free of charge to Hikvision customers with up to 4 access doors, and up to 50 employees for clocking in and out. It can also be scaled quickly and flexibly for larger sites and workforces. Where necessary, it can also be upgraded to HikCentral Professional - a more sophisticated and versatile software platform - designed for centralized management of a variety of security and business applications, including video security, access control, alarm systems and more, for end-to-end protection of people and assets, and greater operational efficiency.

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Hikvision Partners with Gurtam to Create Comprehensive Telematics Solution Hikvision, an IoT solution provider with video as its core competency, announced a new technology partnership with Gurtam designed to integrate its mobile products (cameras/MNVRs) with Gurtam's Wialon GPS tracking platform. This vital integration uses the latest technologies to create a solution for logistics and transportation industry customers to enhance efficiency in their fleet operations, while also increasing road safety to maintain high security levels for personnel and for merchandise.

Making use of the HikDeviceGateway protocol, Gurtam's Wialon GPS tracking platform integrates with Hikvision mobile products to offer a comprehensive telematics solution for fleet operators of buses, trucks and taxis, achieving easier and smarter supervision, scheduling, and emergency response.

The integration enables remote video monitoring of vehicle interiors and their surroundings, GPS location detection, real-time notifications, geofence control, Wi-Fi positioning, and more.

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“We are very pleased to welcome Gurtam to our partner ecosystem, and the integration between Hikvision mobile products and the Wialon platform creates a powerful solution to help customers improve security of their fleets and vehicles," says Adler Wu, Global Technology Partner Alliance Manager at Hikvision.

"Gurtam is a hardware-agnostic telematics software provider that aims to partner with the top manufacturers in the industry. Our cooperation with Hikvision is a possibility to join forces with a reputed video solution provider and give our customers access to Hikvision's innovation. Wialon and Hikvision combined represent a reliable, top-notch solution available globally and suitable for multiple niches, from logistics to public transportation, and from cold chain to dangerous goods transportation," says Kseniya Dolia, VP of Technology Partnerships at Gurtam.

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Hikvision, an IoT solution provider with video as its core competency, has reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2021. During the quarter, Hikvision gained RMB 21.73 billion revenue with a year-over-year (YoY) increase of 22.41%. Net profits attributable to shareholders of the listed company in the third quarter were RMB 4.48 billion, reflecting a YoY growth of 17.54%.

From Q1 to Q3 2021, Hikvision accumulated a total revenue of RMB 55.63 billion with a YoY growth of 32.38%, and the accumulated net profits attributable to shareholders was RMB 10.97 billion, representing a YoY growth of 29.94%.

Key accounting data of Hikvision Q3 2021 financial results

Operating income (RMB)

Q3 2021

YoY change (%)

Q1-Q3 2021

YoY change (%)

21,727,169,122.78

22.41%

55,629,267,490.88

32.38%

4,484,216,504.72

17.54%

10,965,641,158.11

29.94%

Net profits attributable to shareholders of the listed company (RMB)

Amid continued external uncertainties, Hikvision will remain focused on creating value for customers with diversified products and solutions. The company will also continue building customer-oriented service operations, and fully leveraging flexible manufacturing capabilities to maintain steady development of the company.

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VERTICAL SOLUTION

Smart Retail Solutions Ensure Business Continuity with Public Safety Measures

Submitted by Hikvision India The Indian retail sector has now opened successfully after a long phase of the lockdown enforced due to the pandemic, there is an urgent need for safe reopening strategies, policy framework, and implementation plan with adequate smart public safety measures. As India's vast retail sector is slowly and surely returning back to the pre-pandemic growth rate, there is a critical need for compliance and vigil. Retailers can't afford to lower the guard even as the latest data shows the pandemic cases are lowest. Its time to rethink in-store and online customer experience. As malls and stores are open across the country, retailers should keep in mind key considerations from a customer, associate, store, and operational perspective. Retail sector must prioritize the smart public safety measures while finding safe options to enhance the customer experience and engagement.

 Compliance with Guidelines In the context of the Indian retail sector, retailers and retail managers need to work on risks and challenges to ensure compliance with guidelines. There are similar worries about compliance of social distancing and density control guidelines. Social distancing plays an important role in public safety measures related to preventing the spread of 60

the pandemic. The recommended physical distancing guideline of maintaining a distance of a meter or more (3-6 feet) is a perpetual challenge for the retail managers and retail security personnel to follow.

In addition, retail store managers also need to identify and mitigate areas where shoppers may congregate, so as to ensure safe shopping spaces. Technologies incorporating social distancing and occupancy detection can be put into places like these to assist the process.

Hikvision's Flow Control system utilizes highly accurate people counting technology. A clear, dynamic display and real-time alerts ensure pre-defined capacity thresholds are never exceeded, even in locations with multiple entrances and exits, such as, for example, shopping malls and supermarkets. A digital sign can be integrated at entrance areas to display real-time occupancy data. It can help in letting the customers know when it is safe to enter premises. In waiting areas such as cash counters in supermarkets and indoor ATMs in malls, Hikvision's video security solution provides the necessary features and functionalities to assist with the process of social distancing. These technologies use people counting and 3D modelling to measure the distance between people accurately.

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 Touch-Free Access Control for Hygienic Authentication Retailers have to rethink traditional access control and time attendance systems such as ID card swiping, PIN codes, or fingerprint scans to ensure safety of the staff. With a touchfree access control terminals, organizations can not only eliminate the risk, but greatly enhance their daily operational efficiency. Hikvision's MinMoe Face Recognition terminals can help in ensuring touch-free access control and time attendance for the organised retail establishments.

Hikvision has developed a Smart Retail Solution that provides comprehensive Video Security to protect staff and customers and assist loss prevention. The Smart Retail Solution features data collection and analytics for enhancing business value.

Benefiting from Deep Learning Technology, three intelligent functions for retail support include people-counting to track customer traffic and volume, heat mapping to know the popularity of goods in the shopping area, and queue detection to monitor the queuing situation in real-time.

 People-Counting

what route they walk and where they stop. With Hikvision's Heat Mapping function, retailers can determine the amount of time shoppers spend in specific areas of a store, identify hot spots and dead zones, and measure the number of people who actually shop for specific products, rather than just casually walk by.

Heat Mapping is traditionally used to monitor and measure the size of target traffic in a region. It is a graphical representation of data represented by colors, and it is usually used to analyze the visit times and dwell times of customers in a specified area. The Heat Map offers customers' preferences and insights.

According to the latest best practices overcrowded areas in malls or retail stores are identified with help of Heat Mapping and get frequently sanitized.

Hikvision's Fisheye Cameras, equipped with heat mapping function, not only capture a panoramic high-definition image, but also learn about heat conditions in different regions within a store.

 Queue Detection

Hikvision's Dual-Lens People-Counting Camera provides accurate customer counting and generates customer flow trends to evaluate performance and strategic initiatives.

The people counting data sets are useful for taking public safety measures in terms of Social Distancing and Crowd Flow Density.

By analyzing customer flow data, store management can optimise the allocation of the workforce to reach higher profits and ensure better customer service. Store managers can schedule staff strategically for peak and off-peak hours while ensuring compliance with norms to safeguard visitors, staff and customers.

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Hikvision's Queue Detection function can help retailers manage checkout lines while ensuring safety and security of customers. When too many customers enter a queue, it can notify management to open a new checkout line. More specifically, these queue detection cameras monitor the queuing situation in real-time and offer a quick solution.

Hikvision Smart Retail Solution is designed to help retailers make their retail establishments safer and smarter, allowing data to support management and operations. And it will promote retailers' technological transformation in response to increased challenges through the use of innovative retail technology to address key issues arising out of safety and security.

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How Oil and Gas Companies can Boost Safety and Security at Remote Sites Submitted by Hikvision India "Large teams are often needed to monitor industrial and oil and gas sites in remote areas, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, creating significant challenges in terms of staffing and the associated costs. The good news for such companies - especially if they operate in remote locations - is that smart video and AI solutions can help increase site security, safety, and efficiency - all at a fraction of the cost of manual patrols," says Igor Mashkeev, Director of Business Development in the Ural Federal District, Hikvision Russia Like many large engineering operations, oil and gas sites present a range of security and health and safety challenges, typically associated with heavy industrial equipment and moving machinery. However, extracting, refining, and transporting hydrocarbons presents particular fire and explosion risks that require all equipment and installations to operate at safe working temperatures.

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operations that large teams are required to monitor equipment and employee safety. What's more, the high value of hydrocarbon-related products means that security - and especially perimeter security - is paramount to prevent unauthorized people from entering restricted areas.

 Security and Safety Risks are Amplified at Remote Sites These challenges apply to all heavy industrial and oil and gas operations worldwide. Where sites are located in remote areas, however, companies are exposed to an extra layer of complexity and risk.

Where hospitals and other care facilities are not so readily accessible, health and safety provision becomes even more critical.

Remote sites may also be more susceptible to intrusion and other security risks, requiring constant monitoring of site perimeters and of all people and vehicles entering and/or leaving the area. To make matters worse, finding staff to work in such locations is often a particularly challenging task, particularly if there are no major urban centers nearby.

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VERTICAL SOLUTION

 Remote Inspection to Reduce Human Exposure to Hazardous Environments

For all these reasons, remote heavy industrial sites and particularly remote oil and gas fields and mining sites - require monitoring and security solutions that are not only highly effective, but also as automated as possible. Only in this way can these kinds of operations reduce the need for physical teams and manual processes, while also ensuring that employees, assets, and hydrocarbon products are protected 24x7.

 Transforming Security and Safety at Remote Sites with Smart Video and AI Overcoming these challenges in remote industrial operations is only possible with the adoption of digital technologies. In particular, solutions are needed that deliver more advanced, automated security and monitoring capabilities - from perimeter security monitoring to the monitoring of equipment temperatures - with automated alerts for all kinds of breaches and incidents.

The key to achieving this is to implement the latest generation of smart video and AI solutions. These use a range of technologies and capabilities that improve security and safety, while also dramatically reducing the need for manual patrols and other interventions.

These kinds of solutions help industrial, and oil and gas companies achieve their security and operational safety goals in five key ways.

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Oil and gas plants are complex facilities where flammable fossil fuels are created and stored. Due to the high-risk nature of these unique facilities, traditional and manual inspections might not be safe or efficient enough. Remote inspection with smart video technology can help visually check all sites and equipment using high-definition cameras based on inspection schedules. With Hikvision explosion-proof cameras that are designed for the most hazardous environments, assets and operation of oil fields can also be continuously monitored and protected from potential risks. They could be useful in monitoring the tankers and critical zones, for detecting oil leakage or equipment failure in real time, and for enabling quick responses to hazards. In this way, manual inspection requirements can be greatly lessened, and the human exposure to hazardous environments can be reduced accordingly.

 Thermal Imaging to Minimize Fire and Explosion Risks Using intelligent thermal monitoring solutions, industrial, and oil and gas companies can track equipment temperature constantly to ensure fire safety. For example, gas is often pumped through high-pressure pipelines at a temperature of up to 400 degrees. In such cases, thermal imagers can be deployed to monitor the pipeline route and to generate real-time alerts in the event of leaks or critical temperature increases, allowing teams to attend the location much more quickly than would otherwise be possible. Increasingly, thermal imaging technology is being integrated with optical camera technology. This type of device, known as a twospectral thermal imager, allows events recorded by thermal imaging to be verified with high-resolution video footage.

 Automated Monitoring for Health and Safety Compliance Until recently, compliance with health and safety policies in industrial and oil and gas settings has required extensive manual monitoring by large teams. Now, smart video and AI technologies allow health and safety monitoring to be automated to a 63

very great degree, with algorithms to detect that personal protective equipment (PPE) such as helmets, masks, and suits are being used when required.

The same kinds of technologies can also trigger alarms if employees come too close to dangerous equipment, helping to further reduce health and safety risks. In addition to these capabilities, the leading AI-enabled smart video solutions also trigger alerts when other types of dangerous incidents take place, such as employees falling over, for example.

 Site Access Control and Security, 24x7 For industrial and oil and gas sites, access control is a key issue, both to prevent theft of assets or materials, and to reduce the risk of vandalism.

To ensure that only authorized personnel enter sites and installations, a new generation of access control solutions can identify employees and site visitors using either biometric information, such as fingerprints, card-based systems, QR codes, and a range of other access tokens. The most advanced solutions also provide the option to integrate with AI-powered solutions, such as facial recognition, to further increase site access security and control. In all cases, access control systems should offer intuitive software that makes it easy to register and manage new devices and users on the network.

tilt, and zoom (PTZ) cameras. In one such combination, a radar is used to detect the movement of a person or vehicle in a protected area, and a linked PTZ camera immediately focuses and tracks the target. One radar device and PTZ camera can cover a large area, reducing equipment requirements and costs and significantly enhancing perimeter security compared to traditional CCTV cameras.

Delivering Next-Generation Smart Video Capabilities in the Urals Region of Russia Recently, we have delivered all kinds of smart video and AI solutions for customers in the hydrocarbons, mining, metallurgical, and nuclear energy sectors.

These range from advanced perimeter protection solutions and access control systems, to thermal imaging for equipment and site monitoring.

Our AI-powered solutions are also helping customers in these sectors to monitor health and safety compliance - including the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and to ensure that only authorized employees and visitors enter sites.

 Optimizing Perimeter Security for Industrial and Oil and Gas sites The latest generation of smart video and AI solutions allow organizations to optimize their perimeter security. In the most advanced solutions, multiple technologies can be combined for effective perimeter protection, including infrared sensors, radar, and pan,

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Hikvision India Premiers Latest Solutions for Transport Security, Trafc Safety and Smart Mobility at TrafcInfraTech

Hikvision India had participated in the 9th edition of TrafficInfraTech Expo 2021 to showcase the latest technologies, products and solutions for the India's fast growing transportation sector.

The Asia's largest integrated expo on traffic transport, parking and smart mobility was organized between 26-28 October at the Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The ornately designed booth at the expo showcased Hikvision's latest Solutions for Transport Security, Traffic Safety and Smart Mobility segments. It was one of the 66

well-organized exhibitions after lifting of pandemic restrictions.

"India's Transportation Sector is fast evolving with the latest smart mobility trends and security solutions. We at Hikvision India are offering innovative solutions for the various transportation segments. The Trafficinfratech Expo continues to be a relevant platform to demonstrate the latest technologies, products and solutions to the key stakeholders of December 2021 - www.visionmediahitech.com

the transportation ecosystem," said Ashish P. Dhakan, MD & CEO, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd. At the expo Hikvision showcased its latest Products and solutions, including Intelligent Traffic Management Solutions (ITMS), Mobile

The three-day Smart Mobility Conference was organised with the TrafficinfraTech Expo covered eclectic mix of contemporary themes on transportation, traffic management, logistics, Mobility, Smart Cities Parking Management.

The opening session started with address by Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Member, Niti Aayog.

On the first day of the Smart Mobility Conference the Session II- Round Table Discussion was on the theme 'Effective Collaboration among Government, Infra Developers & Technology Providers for Highways and Urban Project', Rajiv Arora, National Manager-Roadways and Waterways, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd., gave a detailed presentation about Hikvision's wide range of transportation solutions. It was followed by a panel discussion with eminent panelists, Amit kumar Ghosh, Additional Secretary Highway, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, R.K. Pandey, Member (Projects), National highways December 2021 - www.safesecuremagazine.com

Solutions, Automatic Number Plate Recognition Solution (ANPR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Applications, Vehicle Surveillance, Smart Parking Solutions, Smart Boom Barriers, Command and Control, Under Vehicle Surveillance Solution (UVSS), Emergency Call Box (ECB) and Smart Pole, etc.

Authority of India, S.K. Nirmal, Secretary General, Indian Roads Congress and additional Director General Ministry of road Transport & Highways and J.K. Goyal, Senior Principal Scientist- Bridges and structures Division, CSIR-CRRI. During the session these policy makers addressed the issues put forward by the infrastructure companies and technology providers.

The Smart Mobility Conference had contemporary transportation themes and insightful panel discussions for three consecutive days. The conference got an overwhelming response from the conference delegates.

TrafficInfraTech Expo 2021 provided a networking forum for government representatives, experts, project heads, system integrators and service providers to collectively find solutions to urban transport challenges. The event got concluded with relevant insights on latest updates on the India's transportation sector.

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Hikvision India Unveils Smart Boom Barrier Solutions for Easy Vehicle Access Control at Toll Plazas & Housing Complexes

Hikvision India has recently introduced Smart Boom Barrier Solutions, these new launches include DSTMG51X series barrier gate in the premier segment and DS-TMG4BX series barrier gate in the economy segment.

“India's road infrastructure and highway network are rapidly developing with new toll plazas. The demand is emanating from the housing sector, which requires the state-of-the-art Smart Boom Barrier Solutions in residential housing complexes. Hikvision's Smart Boom Barrier Solutions are very useful value additions to the premier and economy segments. We are sure these Smart Boom Barrier Solutions are going to add value to the security of Toll Plazas and housing complexes," said Ashish P. Dhakan, MD and CEO, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd. DS-TMG51X series barrier gate is applicable to entrance and exit management. It is widely used in road toll station, parking lot, community, enterprise entrance and exit, etc. to manage the entering and exiting of vehicles and record vehicle passing times.

It can be controlled automatically via parking lot management system, or via handle, remote controller, buttons, etc.

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The Key Feature of this Smart Boom Barrier Solution Include: • DC frequency conversion. The rising and falling speeds can be adjusted independently. The boom pole can rise in high-speed to let the vehicle pass quickly.

• The boom pole can fall in low speed to avoid hitting vehicle and pedestrian.

• High protection level. The chassis is produced with 2 mm cold rolled steel sheets in numericallycontrolled precision. The surface is coated with plastic powder which is anti-UV, antistatic, nonpeeling, and non-fading. The dustproof and waterproof level conforms to IP54.

• Multiple control modes. Rising priority. The boom pole can be controlled via relay, remote controller, and software command.

• Multiple anti-hitting modes via induction, IR, pressure wave, etc.

• The boom pole direction is adjustable from left to right, or from right to left.

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• Anti-condensation. The electric motor is in low consumption even when the barrier gate is not in working status, which will keep the motor in normal temperature. So even in cold weather, the lube will not be frozen to guarantee the normal running of barrier gate.

Radar Detector Make Object Detection Easy for Vehicle Access Control:

• Auto lock. Even when the power is cut off, you can use tool to keep the barrier gate working.

• Embedded with vehicle detector which can cooperate with the coils to trigger the boom pole to rise when a vehicle is passing and avoid hitting the vehicle.

DS-TMG4BX series barrier gate is applicable to entrance and exit management. It is widely used in road toll station, parking lot, community, enterprise entrance and exit, etc. to manage the entering and exiting of vehicles and record vehicle passing times. It can be controlled automatically via parking lot management system, or via remote control.

Its Key Features Include: • Hand wheel on motor design. When power fails, rotate the handwheel to raise or lower the pole.

• Three buttons to control the boom pole to rise, fall, or stop.

• Contactless monitoring with more accurate control and more stable running.

• Multiple interfaces, connectable to IR cable (low level signal input), induction, and toll connection system.

• Simple wiring. No need to arrange or distribute cables.

• Wireless remote control via 430.5 MHz remote controller.

• Strong environment adaptability. It can be used safely in -30 °C environment.

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DS-TMG033- Trigger Radar

DS-TMG033-Anti-Fall Radar As an important part of vehicle access system, object detection is commonly required to detect vehicles and pedestrians, and then link to camera for license plate recognition or barrier gate control. Radar Detector is a smarter option than traditional Loop Detectors and Infrared Detectors for object detection to enable vehicle access control. Anti-fall Radar and Trigger Radar give impressive performance. Anti-fall radar can detect vehicles, non-motorized vehicle and pedestrians, and protect them from being hit by the barrier gate. Trigger radar can detect vehicles accurately. These radars have easy installation process and high reliability. They are side-mounted, highly adaptable and reliable with scene self-learning capabilities. They are based on microwave high-precision positioning technology with lower false alarm rate.

DS-TMG033 Series Barrier Gate Anti-Fall Radar, with the modern microwave and high-speed digital signal processing technology, features in high precision, free debugging, high reliability, etc. It can be applied in parking lot and entrance and exit of underground garage to effectively avoid the arm of the barrier gate falling down when there is vehicle or pedestrian passing. It plays an important role of the intelligent parking system.

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New License Plate Recognition Camera with Embedded Deep Learning LPR Algorithm LPRC300 is ZKTeco's new generation of license plate recognition cameras adopting a 0.5 TOPS chip and an embedded deep learning algorithm.

The camera can provide more advanced and faster license plate recognition performance, widely adaptable to parking and access control environments.

Features

Embedded Deep Learning LPR Algorithm

System Topology

AI Chip with 0.5 TOPS

Embedded Allowlist and Blocklist

Parking Barrier

Mini-LPR

Mini-LPR Main Database Workstation Computer

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Workstation Computer

ZKBioSecurity V5000 & ZKParking ONVIF Protocol, for Video Surveillance

Free SDK and push protocol supporting 3rd-party integration

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Model Platform license Plate Number Recognition Accuracy Rate Recognition Speed Classification Adaptable Speed of Car Recognition Distance Output Information Supported Regions

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LPRC300 HiCV500 Day ≥ 99%, night ≥ 99% ≤100ms License plate number Up to 40 km/h 3m to 10m (the recommended distance is 3m to 5m) License plate number, License plate picture, Access time Thailand, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Peru, Mongolia, Turkey, Egypt, Korea, Mainland China,Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Myanmar, Spain, Russian, Vietnam, Cambodia, etc.

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1. LPRC300 License Plate Recognition Camera Features: • Embedded Deep Learning LPR Algorithm • AI Chip with 0.5 TOPS • Embedded Allowlist and Blocklist.

• ONVIF Protocol, for Video Surveillance.

• Free SDK and push protocol supporting 3rd-party integration • 3 Mega Pixel camera

2. BG300 Barrier Gate Speed adjustable, high stability Features: • The fastest operating speed is 1.5s, the speed can be adjusted according to different boom arm length.

• Digital control monitoring, support delay automatic close functions.

• High safety, support power off manually rise boom arm, anti - smash functions.

• The position of the angle of rise / fall can be adjusted, and the digital encoder is adopted to limit the position automatically, replacing the traditional limit structure, and the position control is accurate.

• The barrier boom will rebound when it is blocked • Invertibility left and right direction, simple and compact transmission mechanism, easy to install on site.

3. ZKX6550 Dual Energy X-ray Inspection System Features: • Offer higher Wire Resolution with HAMAMATSU® X-ray detector • True-color scanning image • Innovative fingerprint identification • Widely usable for carry-on baggage

4. ZK-D2180 Walk Through Metal Detector Features: • 18 detection zones • 256 sensitivity levels • 3.5'' LCD display • People and alarm counting • Synchronous sound & LED alarm • TCP/IP communication

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Grand Opening Ceremony of ZKTeco's Factory in India

Inauguration of a production facility in India is one of the greatest milestones of ZKTeco in order to deliver excellence and to support the development of local market. With that mission, the Indian-based production facility has been established at Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India and a globally advanced IT and Industrial hub, on 12th November 2021 in the presence of renowned personalities of the organization along with its business partners.

This also enhances the enterprise capabilities to build and provide multitude of applications and customization as per customer requirements. Therefore, creating a competitive advantage among the solution providers.

The production facility is also aimed to support the initiative-Make in India for creating a conducive eco-system for the Biometric and Security Industry as well as to develop a modern and efficient infrastructure-base to open up new opportunities for local production and workforce procurement.

Moreover, the event also served as a forum to represent our futuristic solutions and upcoming software models including ZKTeco POMS, a Real-time Parking Operation and Monitoring-Maintenance System as well as Minerva IoT Platform along with ZKBio Cloud Visitor and ZKBio Cloud Access applications to our business partners.

With the establishment of both production facility and R&D Centre, ZKTeco India is stepping towards the next phase of growth-oriented development

In a nutshell, the memorable occasion marked a new chapter in ZKTeco's history and paved the way to an array of new possibilities.

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and has positioned itself as a distinctive and pioneering enterprise in the Indian market landscape for developing innovative and effective Biometric and Security Solutions at affordable price without compromising the quality of products and services.

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IOT Based Solution for On-Street and Off-Street Parking - Mr. Kunal Sanghvi, Mr. Prasheel Shah, Mr. Aditya Shah, Dr. S.S. Rathod, Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai

Preface: This article aims to solve the 'On-Street and OffStreet' parking problems (especially) in metro cities by creating a balance between the supply and demand of the parking slots, so as to reduce congestion and pollution as well. It helps solve parking woes by efficiently detecting the empty parking slots and portraying the real time data on an android app.  Introduction Nowadays, rather than having a car, it's a great privilege to be an owner of a parking space. The number of cars on road are rising exponentially which is creating traffic congestion and parking problems. It is believed that drivers searching for a parking are estimated to be responsible for around 20 percent traffic congestion in major cities. In light of the current situation, respective municipal corporations have started taking actions by catering various solutions to these problems. To speak of parking problems, municipal corporations have/is creating many parking spaces. But eventually, most of them go empty all around because of lack of awareness and negligence. This problem is not only a worry for the Government, even large institutions, malls, private parking providers have a difficulty in managing parking spaces.

So, to solve this problem, we came up with an idea of 'Smart Parking Solution'.

Smart parking can be defined as the use of advanced technologies for the efficient operation, monitoring, and management of parking within an area. It aims to provide a more balanced view by managing proper demand and supply of a parking slot(s). It has been adopted by many countries (especially European countries). But due to its complexity, it has not been accepted widely on a larger scale.

This article aims to build a fully automated system which helps users find the number of free or empty parking slots in real-time. Here, an idea has been proposed wherein a camera module is attached to a raspberry pi board which continuously takes live feed of the designated parking slots. The raspberry pi board has been fused with deep learning algorithms which process the feed and give a live update on the number of empty parking slots available. This availability is replicated on an android application which has to be installed in the user's mobile phone.

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 How this idea protects the security of the user having a major parking concern?

The camera not only can be used for parking purposes but also a whole lot of other things related to security. It will give us a constant recording of 24 - hours feed of the parking spot and with feeds from multiple cameras the security of the entire parking lot is taken care of where the cameras would work as CCTV cameras.

Even though more people can now buy a car, there are still people who cannot afford one, but everyone today needs a car for their work and if they cannot afford one, they steal. In such a case if the deep learning model is trained with images of car robbery, so when the robbery takes place, the app notifies the user.

These days it is very difficult to find a parking space so many times it is observed that people park their vehicle in other's slot. Using this idea, we can avoid this parking.

The user of the app can be notified if someone is parking in their slot thus avoiding wrong parking.  How this idea will benefit its end users?

The idea in the article is a good product for the government as well as for private organizations who can use it to solve the parking issue that they have been currently facing. This can help the people in a way where they can have so many benefits.

Beginning with the time they save where they initially used to spend so much time looking for a place to park, now they can just find the right place from the app and go there directly. Secondly, they can save on fuel as earlier one has to drive to and from around the place for finding a place that is suitable for parking but now, they can directly drive to the place where they need to. Thirdly, people will know exactly where to park thus driving the people to parking zones directly and hence reducing the risk of eliminating heavy fines incurred due to parking in the "NO PARKING" zones. These are just a small part of the few benefits of having a smart parking system. The actual list of this can be huge and once the advantages are realized the actual need for a smart parking system will be understood.  What are the different types of Smart Parking Systems available?

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and has been practiced since a greater period of time.

When the term Smart Parking was introduced, Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning algorithms were not that developed or in use. So, pertaining to that situation a smart parking system 1.0 was developed using various different technologies like radio frequency identification (RFID), Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi etc.

Smart Parking 1.0 A smart parking system 1.0 was developed using sensors. The sensors played a major role in the system by detecting the presence of a car in a parking space.

Here, sensors need to fitted/placed either on the ground or at a height in order to detect a car's presence.

This leads the authorities to shell out or dedicate a huge of amount of money for the installation and maintenance of the system. Under Smart Parking System 1.0, an RFID based smart parking application was also developed which implements an automated check in and check out of the car by scanning the RFIDs on the cars.

After studying about these developments, we came up with Smart Parking 3.0 which automates the system by using IOT and machine learning algorithms.

Smart Parking 3.0 To start with the hardware part, it includes a camera module which is interfaced and powered by a raspberry pi board. The camera module must be placed at a decent height so as to capture a proper frame of parking slots. The camera module when powered on starts taking live feed of the slots, which is fetched by the processor embedded on the raspberry pi board. The processor has been fused and trained by very long, efficient and complex deep learning algorithms which would play a major role in our idea. The model is trained with thousands of car images along with its different parking positions. The number of training images are very high so as to include each and every possible scenario and achieve a greater efficiency. This also makes it more complex, which may lead to speed latency. This latency problems can be solved by shifting to hardware with better specifications.

A live feed is taken from the camera and is broken down into frames. The algorithm then checks the frames and determines whether a space is empty or not. An appropriate status is stored in the database which gets updated regularly.

Now, for the user to know the status, an android application has been created. The user will have an option to know the available status. On clicking, he/she would be able to see the real-time status. Now, coming on to the back-end part, the app is integrated by a database which is responsible for storing user's data and displaying the real time status of the parking slots. So, to display the parking status, we query the database to fetch live parking status and display it on the screen of the end user (updated regularly).

Smart Parking 2.0 Smart parking 1.0 was further improved and various new models and modifications came up like, an intelligent parking guidance and information system that uses webcam to detect free parking slots and provides SMS based reservation service to the driver.

The Smart Parking 1.0 which is currently present in the market uses different types of sensors that are integrated with some hardware and are placed at each and every parking slot. This makes the system hardware dependent, increasing the cost and maintenance.

Whenever there is some issue where the sensor stops detecting, it is very difficult to find the problem due to hardware dependency and long interconnections which reduces the growth of this system.

The Smart Parking Solution (SPS) 2.0 uses GPS based techniques, where they detect free parking locations based on the number of users present in a particular area. The flaws in the technique makes it inaccurate as there are no actual coordinates available of the free parking, especially in an underground parking where GPS tracking becomes an issue because of network problems. This limits the usage of this system.

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 Constraints

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camera used would decide the distance from which the system should be placed, a less megapixel camera would have to be placed closer to the parking slots then a camera with high megapixel. Thus, based on the distance at which the camera is placed, the coverage area would be decided. Also, it is difficult to sense the availability of the parking if the car is wrongly parked.

Another constraint is of the deep learning model which is used to detect different types of cars. The process of training the model is time consuming and the resources required are rare to find. Since, new cars are being introduced in the market at a fast face thus to train the model each and every time will make the system difficult to update as well as adapt the situation.  Future Aspects

Source: Vedcyeplta.Top The future aspect of this idea is that the accuracy of the model can be further increased by training it with more images and varying parameters of the model, interface of the android application can be modified and google maps can be integrated to help the user with directions of the available parking space. Hardware compatibility can be eradicated by using CCTV cameras and a server computer. This system can be integrated with various independent organizations like commercial complexes, hotels, malls, etc.  Conclusion We at S.P.I.T wish to undertake some sincere effort to develop appropriate automated systems. In this context we also love to dwell upon those areas where innovations related to IOT fields are considered. Thus, a camera based Smart Parking System which provides a novel parking management solution for both on-street and offstreet. They must also be such that anyone could be able to understand them and be tempted to apply considering their simplicity and ease of practice. While doing so the main purpose for which they are created is duly achieved - Ease in finding parking spaces.

Also, we plan to expand the scope of research work on better design and development of technologies. Like the Yolo deep learning model in the article. In sequel, this would not only help provide an effective solution to a real - life problem but also support the MAKE IN INDIA initiative that would boost our economy.

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Project Mentor :

Dr. Surendra Rathod is a professor in the Electronics Engineering Department at Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

He has 22 years of teaching experience. He is the FSAI student development chair of the FSAI Mumbai Chapter. He is actively involved in many social and FSAI activities.

Team Members:

Mr. Kunal Sanghvi is a final year Electronics Engineering Student at Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai. He is keen on learning new technologies and has strong management skills.

During the course of engineering, he has worked on various projects which can help solve real life problems. Apart from academics, he likes to explore food and different cities.

Mr. Prasheel Shah is a final year Electronics Engineering student at Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai. He is a passionate learner and a problem solver. Besides being passionate about technology, he also has an interest in finance. Apart from academics, he is a keen reader.

Mr. Aditya Shah is a final year Electronics Engineering student at Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai. He is a hardworking person with the zeal to adapt any situation.

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Security Made Easy with AI-Powered AcuSense Technology and Video Security Systems For example, AI security cameras can differentiate between humans and vehicles and other moving objects like animals or falling leaves. This means they can detect real security threats immediately, and send an alarm to your mobile phone.

At the same time, AI security can help you minimize your false alarms, which reduces costs and saves you even more time. With 'tags' in your video timeline, you can also search for people and vehicles extremely quickly and easily, with no need to spend hours poring over footage manually.

“Until recently, AI-powered security used to be reserved for enterprises and other large organizations with large budgets – but no longer. Now, small businesses can also harness the power of AI to improve your security, save time, and reduce costs – thanks to Hikvision's AcuSense technology,” says Kevin You, Product Management Director at Hikvision.

Security isn't a core activity for any homeowner or small business, so it's not necessarily something you want to think about very much, or dedicate too much of your time to. But just because you have other priorities, you can't afford to be complacent.

After all, security is absolutely critical for protecting your property and – for businesses – your people too.

The question is, how can you spend as little time, energy, and resources on your security as possible, while still keeping your property and your people safe?  AI Security is your Biggest Ally From washing machines and cars, to vacuum cleaners to computers, technology innovations have saved humankind millions and millions of hours of unproductive, routine work. Even more recently, AI technologies have helped to automate many of the tasks that used to take up our time – and security is a great example.  So What is AI Security, and How does it Work?

With AI security, cameras and other equipment basically do a lot of the security 'heavy lifting', which takes a lot of pressure off you.

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 Sounds Great, but doesn't it Cost Too Much?

Until very recently, AI-powered security solutions have been quite expensive, and really only in reach for enterprise customers. However, this has all changed with the latest generation of AI security cameras, NVRs, and DVRs. In fact, Hikvision's Pro series with AcuSense offers cameras in a similar price range to traditional security cameras. This means that you can take advantage of cool, labour-saving AI features with just a small incremental increase in equipment costs.

Also, with very few false alarms, and automated monitoring of your home or business, you'll start saving on operating costs from day one. That means AcuSense will pay for itself extremely quickly and generate major ROI over the lifecycle of the equipment.  Why is AcuSense 'The Easy Upgrade to AI’ There are lots of reasons why Hikvision's AcuSense provides the easiest upgrade path to AI security.

First, there's the fact that the cameras are cost effective, and extremely easy to install and configure. Second, you can monitor your home or business from anywhere, playback videos and receive alarm notifications via a mobile app Hik-Connect.

And third, you can upgrade by renewing your camera estate, or by deploying a new AcuSense-enabled NVR or DVR – whichever makes better sense for your business.

All this means there's no easier way to get the benefits of AI security.

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Electric Strike Installation Guide Follow this guide and you will install a strike correctly everytime. As we detail in this post, installing electric strikes successfully is mostly good preparation, but when done right provides years of trouble-free use. We use our test door to walk through the practical installation steps needed to get it right. Even if you never will install a strike in your life, do you know if your doors are right enough? In this note, we walk through the steps needed to get it right, everytime.

by Arindam Bhadra

Factory Notched Frames: The scenario requiring the least amount of prep work is a door frame factory notched to work with a certain strike, as was the case with our door. However, even a factory notched requires filing down sharp edges and bending or adjusting mounting tabs so they do not interfere with the strike.

In our door, the strike pocket was slightly undersized so we had to use a file to enlarge the opening. When performing this step, test fitting the strike to the frame is helpful, with attention paid to potential spots where the frame touches the strike. Any pressure or tight fit can warp the strike or cause it to bind, and the strike should fit easily into the pocket.

File down sharp edges

The Steps The process of installing strikes correctly is not complicated, but care should be taken to perform each step: • Door/Frame Alignment • Strike Box/Jamb Prep • Strike Prep • Power Connections • Final Checks If all the steps are followed, installing strikes can take minutes and involve minimal troubleshooting. We cover the steps in detail below:

Grind/Trim box to fit so it does not contact strike

Preparing the strike Box (steel)

Field Notched Frames: However, many frames are not factory built to work with strikes, and more drastic modifications are required. In many cases, the existing strike box (called a dust box) needs to be cut out to make room for the new strike. The strike's installation manual generally includes specific instructions to take when modifying the frame, and the needed cuts can be made with a high-speed rotary tool (like Dremel) for steel frames or with chisels for wood. The image below is a standard example of the prep dimensions: 1-1/4" [31.8]

Door/Frame Alignment Making sure the door and frame is aligned is a critical pre-requisite.

Strike Box Preparation The next step is to cut the frame so the strike fits. Even 'zero cutting' surface mount strikes used with surface hardware may require frame modification, and it's a sure step when using mortise mount strikes. We break down these steps into two parts depending on the frame: • Factory Notched Frames • Field Notched Frames

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3-5/8" [92.1]

4-7/8" [123.8]

1" [25.4]

Example Strike Box Prep Dimensions

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A good instructional video on how to cut out a mortise strike into a wood frame can be found below: Strike Prep After the frame has been readied, fine tuning the strike for install is next. That process follows these points: • Fail Safe Configuration • Trim Plate Installation (optional) • Power Cabling We cover these steps in the video below: Fail Safe Adjustment: Many electric strikes are 'field adjustable' for either power failure condition. Changing from one state to the other usually entails changing position of springs, solenoids, or even small levers. In the case of our strike, you must change the position of two small screws hidden under a label:

Fail Secure Position

Fail Safe Position Screws determine Power Fail Condition

Most strike installations will use a 'fail secure' position regardless of where they are installed, and this is the default condition most are shipped with. We confirmed our strike was configured correctly, and left it as shipped.

Final Installation At this point most of the work is complete and the payoff is close. There are just a few more check to make as the strike is finally installed into the frame: • Faceplate Selection • Power Connections • Installation/Shimming • Final Function Checks These final steps are covered in the video below: Faceplate Selection: Strikes generally ship with two or more faceplates, and selecting the correct one is critical during use. The 'keeper' area of the strike is bigger than the door lock's latches, and the faceplate narrows down the opening to match the specific type of door lock. This increases the 'tamper resistence' of the installation by eliminating potential gaps to insert prying tools behind the keeper.

Other door lock features, like the deadlatch, need a positive surface to rest on when the door is closed, and the faceplate provides this surface.

Our strike was furnished with two options, and because it will be installed with a mortise lockset, we will use the 'mortise faceplate':

'Trim Plate' Installation: For sloppy cutouts that may be unsightly or slightly oversized, most mortise strikes ship with an optional trim piece that hides the cutout.

This trim, called an 'enhancer' or 'skirt' provides no security or operational benefit, just serves to cosmetically improve sloppy preparation work.

Power Cabling: Many strikes ship as 'Dual Voltage' compatible, meaning they operate given either 12 VDC or 24 VDC supplies. Some models include a dual voltage transformer in the housing with a single pigtail, while others are sold with two different pigtails trailing from the case. After confirming which supply voltage is available, the strike can be configured for use, typically involving twisting or jumping certain wire pairs together. The image below is the example wiring diagram for our strike: IF CONNECTOR IS MISSING CONNECT TOGETHER

VIOLET

BLACK

RED

(+ 12VDC)

(-NEG)

RED/GREEN

ELECTRIC STRIKE

ELECTRIC STRIKE

RED

(+ 24VDC)

VIOLET CONNECT TOGETHER BLACK RED/GREEN

CONNECT TOGETHER

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(-NEG)

Mortise Cylindrical OR Faceplate Faceplate

Power Connections: Power cabling for strikes should be 'run-to' rather than 'run-from' the strike.

This means that the power cablings are most easily routed from the source (typically a controller), through the frame, down into the strike box. Especially when mortar shields are prepped into the frame, the actual opening to run cable out of the box is likely difficult to find. When using a fishtape or glowrods, they can be driven up and out of the frame, taped to the end of the cables, and the power leads are drawn down into the strike area.

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Once the leads are in the box, they can be connected to the strike's pigtails. The image below shows our strike, which included a factory snap-style connector for both ends of the power splice:

If the strike appears to be too far forward or too far back into the frame, or if it can be 'wiggled' in the enclosure, then shims should be installed to take up the slack. Most strikes include shims and designate their installation locations without causing interference to the strike's action. The aim of shimming the strike is to give it a solid mount with the frame, not compensate for alignment issues. If those conditions are noted, then we recommend checking the squareness of the frame and alignment of the door.

Final Function Checks: At this point, the installer should check the strike's alignment with lock.

Visually confirming the latches of the door lock are enclosed by the keeper is key. If the door latches do not physically make contact with any part of the strike when the door is shut, then the strike has been properly installed.

Making the Power Connections

Installation/Shimming: After power connections are made, the strike body should be inserted into the strike box, being careful not to pinch or crimp the cabling.

If the prep beforehand has been done properly, this should be one of the easiest steps in the process:

Edges Flush w/ Frame

Faceplate

Properly Installed (Square/Flush)

The goal of the installation is a strike flush mounted to the frame with no backpressure on the door's latches. If these situations are noted, the should be corrected before calling the job finished.

Insert Strike into Frame

The strike itself is not ready for use without sandwiching the faceplate down on top of the strike. At this point, with the faceplate seated onto the strike, it should be secured into the frame with the included screws or bolts.

The strike itself should be square in the pocket, with no parts of the frame touching the strike except for the mounting tabs.

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Final Thoughts Most of strike installation is unglorious and even rough, but doing the basic prep work is necessary for trouble-free use. If the installer does a thorough job on the 98% preparation work, then actually installing the strike is an easy 2% effort.

If still have question, you can touch with us to understand and select your Access Control for your projects.

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