Effi cient management of power switch off/switch on in the industry (GEISER)

Abstract

• Safety is a key factor for the success 
of an industrial company. On the one 
hand, workers` health and safety must 
be ensured as well as the good condition 
of the facilities; on the other hand, 
safety measures must be as effi cient as 
possible so as not to penalize production 
costs. To that effect, a computer assisted 
supervision of switch-on/switch-off 
procedures of machinery helps to improve 
security in industrial facilities, while 
improving the effi ciency of maintenance 
operations. In this article, the GEISER 
informatic tool, designed to help the 
supervision and management of switchon/switch-off tasks in an industrial facility, 
is presented. Without altering standard 
plant procedures, it improves planning and 
general control, and allows to exploit the 
information for a continuous improvement 
of the company. This system runs over 
a web platform with mobile devices for 
on-line management of these procedures, 
keeping information synchronized with a 
central server accessible in any moment