Remote supervision improves safety

The China Fireworks and Firecrackers Association has teamed up with Hunan Yongjie Information Technology, in Hunan province, to launch an intelligent security management system that provides remote supervision in the fireworks industry.

Face-recognition technology and video surveillance will alert security teams to the presence of unauthorized personnel in production areas - fireworks production involves 72 separate procedures, and national regulations restrict employees to a single part of the process.

Details, including workers' images and their designated workspaces, are inputted into the system, which alerts security officers if an employee enters a colleague's workspace without permission.