Patent ID: 6995665
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A system for identifying, monitoring and evaluating environmental and physiological conditions comprising: a control unit stored within a housing, the control unit operable to: communicate signals associated with environmental and physiological conditions; determine whether an amount of power remaining in a system power source is sufficient to power the system for a predetermined amount of time; and produce a visual low power warning if the amount of power remaining in the system power source is not sufficient to power a wearable temperature monitoring device for the predetermined amount of time; an environmental sensor communicatively coupled to the control unit, the environmental sensor operable to be positioned within an ambient environment; an equipment sensor communicatively coupled to the control unit, the equipment sensor operable to detect at least one condition of safety equipment associated with a person wearing the system; and an indicator operable to provide an indication representing a hazardous or potentially hazardous condition.