New safety software platform

Ken Schmidt, general manager of portable gas detection products for Honeywell Industrial Safety, says: “Leveraging the Honeywell Sotera platform, our connected solutions can help customers monitor the safety of their workers no matter where they are and help optimise their plant and field operations.”

The platform will support connected worker offerings such as two-way communications, geo-location and automatic safety alerts to provide employers with real-time awareness of safety incidents and the ability to respond quickly if an employee is injured in a remote location.

The first rollout of the software, Honeywell Sotera-Express, will replace legacy software applications for Honeywell’s wearable gas detector portfolio with a new, user-friendly software interface. The software will make it easier for customers using different Honeywell devices to test, maintain and generate reports.

Honeywell Sotera-Express will serve as the sole device management software for all Honeywell gas detection products, starting with its portable gas detector products: BW Clip, GasAlertMicroClip and Honeywell RAE Systems’ ToxiRAE Pro, MultiRAE, Q RAE3 and MicroRAE gas monitors, as well as the BW IntelliDoX and RAE Systems’ AutoRAE 2 docking systems used to charge, test and maintain the devices.

The software simplifies device configuration, testing and maintenance across all Honeywell brands, and streamlines compliance administration for safety managers by generating testing, certification, incident, and other key reports faster. It also incorporates advanced cyber security features to protect data.