The facility had two distinct entry points requiring accurate people counting - turnstiles at the main entry gate and truck gates used by personnel entering alongside material movement. Both had fundamental reliability problems. Turnstile card taps did not guarantee physical entry - cards were tapped without the person actually crossing, creating a persistent gap between system records and actual headcount. Material gates relied entirely on manual registers maintained by security staff, which were inconsistent and provided no real-time visibility.
With no accurate live headcount, facility management had no reliable way to know how many people were inside at any given time - a critical safety requirement for emergency mustering and evacuation planning in an Oil & Gas environment.
Problem Statement
THE CHALLENGE
Challenges
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Turnstile card tap did not confirm physical entry
Cards tapped without persons crossing - headcount inflated and unreliable.
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Manual register at material gates
Paper registers maintained by security staff - inconsistent with no real-time data.
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No live headcount visibility
No mechanism to know how many people were inside the facility at any point during a shift.
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No accurate inside count for emergency planning
Unreliable headcount data meant mustering and evacuation planning had no dependable baseline.
Solution
THE SOLUTION
We deployed a camera-based people counting system at all turnstiles and material gates that physically verifies each person crossing - independent of card tap status. Entry, exit, and inside counts are updated in real time and displayed on an LED screen positioned next to the safety board. Carry forward logic ensures people remaining inside from a previous shift are correctly accounted for in the next shift count.
Flow: Person crosses turnstile or material gate -> Camera confirms physical crossing -> Entry or exit count updated -> Inside count recalculated -> Live count displayed on LED screen -> Shift-wise report generated
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Camera-based physical crossing detection at all turnstiles and material gates - independent of card tap verification.
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Real-time entry, exit, and inside count updated on every crossing event across all gate points.
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Live headcount displayed on LED screen next to safety board for immediate facility-wide visibility.
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Shift-wise entry, exit, and inside count report generated automatically at each shift close.
