Your safety procedures can never be too safe – not when electrical hazards, floods, fallen debris and more can become dangerous in a moment. That’s especially important for cleanups where workers are spread across the job site, and in environments where cellular connectivity is limited.
Launched in 2023, Grace Connected Safety is a comprehensive safety monitoring product and software suite designed to ease safety communication and automate distress alerts during emergency events.
“Our nonsubscription systems do not require any type of cellular connectivity at all,” says Dan Smith, vice president of business development at Grace Industries. “We have our own communications network. And that’s probably one of the biggest distinguishing factors.”
Here’s how it works: Workers carry a Grace Industries distress-signal device. When it goes off, whether by manual activation or motion sensing, a signal is sent via autonomous radio to other workers’ devices. For remote monitoring, a subscription-based satellite/cellular Grace Gateway can be added to communicate directly with an organization’s monitoring attendant via Grace Cloud Connect.
Smith says this approach eliminates the need for third-party call attendants unfamiliar with a company’s operating procedures.
Grace Cloud Connect’s features allow a monitoring attendant to manage employee check-ins and observe safety statuses, distress alerts and advanced mapping in real-time. Attendants can contact work crews using limited two-way text communication from the Grace Cloud Connect web portal dashboard.
Grace Safety Pendants serve a range of applications, Smith says. Workforce 1 and 2 models incorporate fall detection mechanisms for workers at elevation, while the TPASS 3 AM and SuperCELL SC500 are IP67-rated and certified Intrinsically Safe for use in hazardous and explosive environments.
“You don’t know what type of environment you’re going into,” Smith says. “Grace offers intrinsically safe pendants for disaster recovery operations.”
Smith says Grace Connected Safety is ideal for wide-scale year-round operations and those who approach disaster recovery as a side gig, such as hydrovac companies that rise up when disaster strikes. For these companies, Grace offers rental service.
“There’s not a disaster every day,” Smith says. “You need to have something that’s flexible.”
In fact, Grace Industries works with many industries to find solutions that work best for their specific applications. “Grace brings value in offering customized solutions,” Smith says. 724-962-9231; www.graceconnectedsafety.com
