How to Use a Free Computer Vision PPE Detection API
Blog post from Roboflow
James Gallagher's guide from October 6, 2023, explores how to use Roboflow's computer vision-powered PPE detection system to enhance workplace safety by ensuring the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE). The guide focuses on the Roboflow Construction Site Safety API, which boasts an 81.4% mAP, 92.7% precision, and 77.4% recall, and is capable of detecting various PPE items like safety vests, helmets, and masks. It demonstrates how to test the API using the Roboflow Universe platform and deploy it through different methods, with a primary focus on the Roboflow Python SDK. Additionally, the guide introduces "supervision," a Python package for enhancing computer vision applications, which can be used to filter and track predictions. By the end of the guide, users will be able to retrieve predictions, plot them on images, and integrate them into business logic to improve safety compliance in workplaces.