Successful teamwork depends on precise and reliable communication. Decisions have to be made quickly, and misunderstandings can have serious consequences.
In industrial environments, where mobile workers are required to wear hearing protection in loud areas, a lack of communication can also pose serious safety risks. If a lone worker wants to communicate with a colleague or listen to the supervisor's instructions with a two-way radio, as is often the case, he has the following options: either remove his hearing protection to listen to what the other person is saying, exposing himself to a dangerous decibel level, or leave his work area to hear what is being said more clearly.
ecom has committed itself to making excellent communication possible while providing secure hearing protection. ecom's complete communication solutions enable mobile workers to communicate in noisy environments—they can assess the situation while their hearing is protected from harmful noise.
ecom offers all-round options to ensure cooperation among colleagues and experts over short and long distances.
The 3M™ PELTOR™ WS™ LiteCom Pro III Ex Headset is a next-generation protective communication solution. With an integrated, programmable analog/digital two-way radio, Bluetooth® wireless communication, noise-suppressing microphones, and level-dependent functions for ambient listening, the WS™ LiteCom Pro III Ex Headset not only protects you against hazardous noise, but also makes it easy to communicate in noisy environments and helps you maintain situational awareness. The hearing protection headsets are ideal for use with ecom smartphones and tablets.
Explosion-proof Smart-Ex® and Ex-Handy smartphones provide impressive noise cancellation that produces crystal-clear sound. Calls can even be made right next to loud machines and in noisy environments. Push-to-talk can also be used in hazardous areas with these explosion-proof and mobile devices. Mobile workers always have an all-purpose tool readily available, and with the right headsets and remote speaker microphones, your hands stay free for important tasks.
“The quality of this system is absolutely amazing. It’s possible to make phone calls in strong wind, communicate from between compressors, and the control room can even understand the conversation if the mobile phone is used near or between the turbines. We can use the mobile phone all over the platform without any issues.”
Willem Bart | TOTAL | Exploration & Production | about the Ex-Handy