Milton Keynes, UK — LifeSafety.ai, the AI-driven health and safety management platform trusted by more than 500 UK businesses, today announced the launch of AI-Powered PPE Detection, a camera-based compliance monitoring feature that automatically identifies missing personal protective equipment on site and alerts supervisors in real time.

A New Layer of Real-Time Protection

Personal protective equipment failures remain one of the most persistent and preventable causes of workplace injury. Hard hats left in vehicles, hi-vis vests removed in warm weather, safety glasses forgotten before a task — these small compliance gaps are hard to catch through manual spot-checks alone, especially across large or fast-moving sites.

LifeSafety.ai's new AI PPE Detection module closes that gap using computer vision. The system continuously analyses site camera feeds to detect whether workers are wearing the required protective equipment for their zone or task, and instantly flags any gap to supervisors through the LifeSafety.ai dashboard and mobile app.

At launch, the feature supports detection of:

Hard hats
Hi-vis vests
Safety glasses

According to LifeSafety.ai, early deployments of the technology have reduced PPE non-compliance by up to 90% on monitored sites, giving safety teams a live, unbiased view of on-the-ground compliance rather than relying on periodic walk-throughs.

Built to Work Alongside Existing Safety Processes

AI PPE Detection is designed to sit inside LifeSafety.ai's existing platform rather than as a bolt-on tool. Detected gaps can be automatically routed into the incident reporting and corrective action workflows already used for risk assessments, audits, and permits-to-work, so a missed vest or hard hat doesn't just trigger an alert — it creates an auditable record that feeds directly into a site's compliance reporting.

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Why It Matters for UK Safety Teams

For safety managers across construction, manufacturing, logistics and other high-risk sectors, PPE compliance is both a legal duty and a daily operational challenge. AI PPE Detection gives teams:

Real-time visibility into PPE compliance across a site, without manual patrols
Instant alerts to supervisors the moment non-compliance is detected
Automatic evidence capture that strengthens audit trails and RIDDOR/CDM 2015 documentation
Fewer preventable incidents, by catching gaps before they lead to harm

The feature is available now to LifeSafety.ai customers as part of the platform's AI-driven safety audit and risk detection modules, with more PPE categories planned for future releases.

Availability

AI-Powered PPE Detection is live today for LifeSafety.ai customers. Businesses not yet using the platform can start a 30-day free trial at lifesafety.ai/signup.

About LifeSafety.ai

LifeSafety.ai is an AI-powered health and safety management platform built for UK businesses, covering risk assessments, incident reporting, permits-to-work, audits, training and compliance in a single mobile-ready platform. The company supports RIDDOR-compliant incident reporting, CDM 2015 construction phase plans, and fire safety management to BS standards, and is trusted by more than 500 UK businesses across construction, manufacturing, healthcare, logistics and more. LifeSafety.ai is GDPR compliant, ISO 27001 certified, and UK hosted.

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