CAM-302
The tanker hose, coupled to the forbidden manifold
Early morning at the unloading point. A tanker has parked and an operator is tightening the flange of the red hose onto the red manifold, the one standing on the red-striped floor. Two metres away, the green manifold has its own hose lying on the ground, untouched. Another operator, in the foreground, raises his hand. IRIS sees which coupling the hose goes to and compares it with the unloading point named on the delivery note.
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AI-generated image
What IRIS understands
What it recognises in this scene
- manifold the hose has been coupled to
- manifold marked as the correct point
- tanker unloading hose
- tanker parked at the unloading point
- operator tightening the flange
- hose of the correct manifold, unused
What this camera measures
An alert says something is happening. The reading says how much.
- 2 min 10 sTime since coupling
- 2People in shot
- 1Tankers in shot
- 4Couplings read at the point today
- 09:05Time of coupling
The figures on this screen are an example from the illustration, not any client's measurement.
The rule
You decide once. IRIS applies it always.
If
the tanker hose is coupled to a manifold other than the one on the delivery note
Then
- alert the unloading supervisor with the camera and the time of coupling
- save the video of the previous minute and the picture of the connected flange
- keep the alert open until a person closes it
The instruction that set it up«Tell me the moment a tanker hose is coupled to any point other than the one on the delivery note.»
What changes
What changes for whoever answers for the plant
Unloading into the wrong tank is not something you fix with a mop: the receiving tank’s contents are lost, the plant stops and, depending on which two products meet, there is a reaction. With the camera the alert comes when the hose is coupled, before the valve opens. The unloading supervisor has the picture of the flange in place, the time and the video of the previous minute for the investigation.
What people usually ask
Does IRIS know what product the tanker is carrying?
No. The camera sees the tanker, the hose and which coupling it goes to. What it is carrying comes from the delivery note, and the composition from the goods-in analysis. What IRIS adds is the comparison between the unloading point on the paperwork and the point the hose has actually been coupled to. If they do not match, it alerts while the operator is still tightening the flange.
And if the correct point changes from one day to the next?
That is fine. The rule does not say «always the green manifold»: it says «whichever one the delivery note for that load names». The plant writes that correspondence and IRIS applies it load by load. Every connection point carries its own visible marking and the camera reads which one the hose went to.
Can IRIS stop the unloading?
No, and it should not. IRIS alerts; stopping a pump or closing a valve is decided by a person or by the plant’s control system. The camera supplies the alert with the picture and the exact minute, so that whoever is in charge decides with the scene in front of them instead of over the phone.
Other cameras
- CAM-300 · The drum arriving at the station is not the one on the order
- CAM-301 · Flammables, corrosives and oxidisers in the same bund
- CAM-303 · The tanker is still connected and nobody is watching it
- CAM-304 · Two drums with the label torn off in the marked bay
- CAM-305 · The IBC has sagged onto a broken pallet and is dripping on the floor
- CAM-306 · The reactor is pushing foam out of the manway and down the whole shell
See it for yourself
This isn’t a video. It’s a slice of the real screen.
A summary of the real interface, played hands-free. You see one case from start to finish; what you do not see are the other screens, and there are many.
- The hour, as a grid
- You look where it's dark
- You jump to that minute
Next step
Who watches a whole station at rush hour?
17 cases: 11 raise an alert when something happens and 6 only measure. You see each image as it is, and then with what IRIS understands on top.
Who sees the sales that never reach the till?
10 cases: 4 raise an alert when something happens and 6 only measure. You see each image as it is, and then with what IRIS understands on top.
And the best part
A recording gets watched when nothing can be done.An alert lands while there is still time to act.
IRIS raises the alert while it is happening and says where: the camera, the time and the images from that moment. With that, whoever is on duty is still in time to act.
Tell us your problem and we will say whether IRIS understands it, or not yet.
We reply the same working day.