Large-scale building materials plants often operate across multiple production areas, where heavy equipment, changing workflows, and continuous personnel movement create challenges for on-site safety management.

At a building materials production site with more than 30 operational zones, the client needed better visibility into workforce distribution and a more effective way to supervise access to hazardous areas. Reliance on manual supervision made it difficult to maintain consistent oversight across the facility.

The Challenge: Managing Personnel Safety Across 30+ Zones

The site's complex operating environment presented several challenges:

· Limited real-time visibility into worker locations and workforce distribution.

· Difficulty controlling access to hazardous areas.

· Limited visibility into personnel movement paths.

· A need to improve attendance management and daily safety inspections.

The client required a solution that could provide continuous personnel visibility while supporting more efficient safety supervision.

The Solution: UWB-Based Real-Time Personnel Tracking

Woxu implemented a tailored UWB-based worker safety solution designed for the site's multi-zone production environment.

The system enables real-time personnel tracking and provides visibility into on-site activities. By combining location data with hazard zone alerts and video monitoring, it helps site managers identify potential risks and respond more efficiently.

Key capabilities include:

· Real-Time Location Tracking: View personnel locations across operational areas.

· Hazard Zone Alerts: Support the identification of unauthorized access to dangerous areas.

· Trajectory Tracking: Review personnel movement paths.

· Video Integration: Link positioning information with video monitoring.

· Smart Attendance: Support automated attendance management based on location.

Deployment Scale

The system was deployed across a site covering 24,500 m², supporting more than 800 personnel with 400+ anchors.

These deployment figures illustrate the scale of the positioning infrastructure required to support workforce visibility across a large, multi-zone production environment.

Results: More Visible and Efficient Safety Management

The solution provided visibility across key production areas, helping the client take a more proactive approach to safety management and improve control of hazardous zones.

By reducing reliance on manual supervision and digitizing daily operational processes, the system supported improved safety compliance and more efficient on-site management.

For large manufacturing and building materials facilities, UWB-based personnel tracking can serve as a foundation for more structured workforce safety management.

Explore Woxu's Worker Safety Solutions

Looking to improve personnel visibility and hazard zone management in your industrial facility? Contact Woxu to discuss a positioning solution tailored to your site layout and operational requirements.