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Kyle Hester has been a Safety Engineer at Pepper for eight months and when asked to describe his role on the jobsite, he says, “I keep everyone safe.” On the surface, that sounds simple. However, when you’re working at Pepper Indiana’s Community Health Westfield Hospital project with more than 300 people on site any given day, it’s anything but easy. To help manage that complexity, Pepper has partnered with Transio, a new technology company, to pilot an emerging AI-powered safety platform designed to improve how jobsites are monitored and managed.
Kyle Hester (Safety Engineer) completing a safety walk at the Community Westfield Hospital project with the Transio AI glasses.
Technology Changing in Front of Our Eyes
During routine safety walks of the jobsite, users wear AI-enabled glasses that records and concurrently uploads the walk footage to Transio’s platform that deploys artificial intelligence to review the footage and flag potential safety concerns. Accordingly, a report is generated that highlights the concerns identified during the walk and maps each observation to its exact location on the digital building model. Since each observation is documented and flagged within the model, any project team member can use the model’s 3D-view to digitally explore the space surrounding the safety concern. The digital exploration capability allows the project team to review the week's observations, or confirm corrections, without another trip to the field. The reports generated by Transio AI augment Pepper's existing safety documentation process, providing safety professionals with a second set of eyes on every walk.
Screenshot of the integrated Pepper Safety Platform report following a safety walk with the Transio AI glasses.
The Set Up Process
To support the platform, Transio created a detailed digital model of the jobsite using a handheld LiDAR scanner carried through the building. Along with drone flights for the exterior, the team scanned all seven floors of the hospital and the surrounding site. The scan data was then processed into a photorealistic 3D model aligned to the project's BIM model. The scanning-model process allows the platform to pinpoint exactly where safety concerns occur and connect each observation to its exact location.
Gautam Nain (Founder and CEO at Transio) using the LiDAR scanner to map the 4th floor at the Community Westfield Hospital project.
LiDAR scanner being used to map the 4th floor ceiling at the Community Westfield Hospital project.
The Impact
Kyle plans to use the Transio AI glasses two to three times per week to document safety concerns and corrections. While the Community Westfield pilot program only allows users to see the safety results after finishing the safety walk and uploading the footage, there are plans for future advancements that would allow users to see safety concerns in real-time with augmented reality.
Pepper is committed to investing in safety and innovation on all jobsites, and we are proud to be one of Transio's pilot programs. Through technology like Transio AI, Pepper provides its safety professionals with new tools to identify potential hazards and document observations with full confidence, knowing that each item has been checked not once, but twice. Moreover, the team is playing an active role in helping shape and improve the platform, bringing real-world insight to a tool designed to elevate the safety performance of future jobsites.