With the start of Industrial Revolution Power tools became a very important part of the factory floor. Every day, millions of people go to work and operate potentially life threatening machines. More than a hundred thousand people are injured in a power tool related accidents every year. Our solution is an IoT based system that implements a wearable that connects to any type of machinery and permits access based on whether proper safety equipment has been worn. We use MQTT protocol to connect sensors on the power tools with sensors on the protective equipment. The hardware side exploits RFID technology to ensure use of protective equipment. The system is also equipped with a machine learning algorithm that detects the pain in user’s voice and calls for help.

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