--- title: "Metro Trains Melbourne: IoT Solution Enhances Safety and Productivity at Historic Melbourne Facility" description: Turnkey IoT system by Digital Frontier Partners boosts productivity at Metro Trains Melbourne's historic maintenance facility by optimising wind safety protocols. image: https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/hubfs/metro_img00047_thumb_1200-1024x557-1.webp --- [Skip to content](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/iot-solution-enhances-safety-and-productivity-at-historic-melbourne-facility#main-content) [![](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/DFP-Logo.webp?width=1200&height=342&name=DFP-Logo.webp)](https://www.digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/) - [Services](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/iot-solution-enhances-safety-and-productivity-at-historic-melbourne-facility#products) Show submenu for Services - [Cybersecurity](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/cybersecurity-services-24/7-threat-monitoring-and-response-dfp) - [Due Diligence](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/technology-due-diligence-product-assessment-digital-frontier-partners) - [Enterprise AI](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/enterprise-ai) - [Technology Advisory](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/technology-advisory-services-digital-frontier-partners) - [Workforce Optimisation](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/workforce-optimisation-ai-driven-cost-control-and-performance-dfp) - Resources Show submenu for Resources - [News](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/tag/news) - [Case Studies](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/tag/case-study) - [Research](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/tag/research) - [Weekly Cyber Reports](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/tag/weekly-cyber-reports) - [About](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/iot-solution-enhances-safety-and-productivity-at-historic-melbourne-facility#about) Show submenu for About - [About Us](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/about) - [Contact Us](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/contact) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Services](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/iot-solution-enhances-safety-and-productivity-at-historic-melbourne-facility#products) Show submenu for Services - [Cybersecurity](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/cybersecurity-services-24/7-threat-monitoring-and-response-dfp) - [Due Diligence](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/technology-due-diligence-product-assessment-digital-frontier-partners) - [Enterprise AI](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/enterprise-ai) - [Technology Advisory](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/technology-advisory-services-digital-frontier-partners) - [Workforce Optimisation](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/workforce-optimisation-ai-driven-cost-control-and-performance-dfp) - Resources Show submenu for Resources - [News](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/tag/news) - [Case Studies](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/tag/case-study) - [Research](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/tag/research) - [Weekly Cyber Reports](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/tag/weekly-cyber-reports) - [About](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/iot-solution-enhances-safety-and-productivity-at-historic-melbourne-facility#about) Show submenu for About - [About Us](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/about) - [Contact Us](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/contact) - [Contact us](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/contact) [Contact us](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/contact) 10 September 2023 2:00:00 PM # Metro Trains Melbourne: IoT Solution Enhances Safety and Productivity at Historic Melbourne Facility ![Picture of Digital Frontier Partners](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/500x%20DFP%20(3).png?width=50&name=500x%20DFP%20(3).png) [Digital Frontier Partners](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/author/digital-frontier-partners) ### Digital Frontier Partners implement a turnkey system for [Metro Trains Melbourne](https://www.metrotrains.com.au/) to improve the productivity of a historic maintenance facility ## Client’s challenge The maintenance facility is an 1882 timber portal-framed building of historical significance. Limited structural or façade changes could be undertaken to stabilise the building. Under current Health and Safety Procedures, all staff must be evacuated when prevailing wind conditions exceed 80km/hr, resulting in a significant loss of productivity. A system was needed to monitor wind speed and direction and manage workspace evacuation. ## Our approach A third-party wind-pressure modelling study determined that not all areas of the building need to be evacuated when winds exceed 80 km/hr. Some zones can withstand winds over 140km/hr. Digital Frontier Partners designed and implemented an Internet of Things (IoT) solution whereby the building was zoned into five distinct areas – each with a different safety threshold for wind speed. We implemented wireless sensor technology for remote checking of current and expected wind speed and direction We also installed sensors to report the status of an industrial door (open or closed). Alerts are broadcast automatically when current or predicted wind conditions exceed the set point. The workforce can are then assigned alternative safe tasks. ## Skills and technologies leveraged - Wireless sensor technologies - Machine learning based analytics - Custom ‘mobile’ interface - Cloud-based analytics   - Real-time SMS alerts  ## Benefits - A reduction in the number and scale of evacuation events - Mitigation of major occupational health and safety risks - Increased worker productivity through less stand-downs and downtime while waiting to re-enter the facility. - Greater managerial confidence in making informed safety and productivity decisions [AI](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/tag/ai), [Case Study](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/tag/case-study), [News](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/tag/news), [Public Transport](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/tag/public-transport) ## Related posts [![](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20features%20a%20digital%20landscape%20filled%20with%20abstract%20representations%20of%20cyber%20threats%20The%20foreground%20displays%20a%20series%20of%20interconnected%20nodes%20symbolizing%20networks%20with%20warning%20signs%20and%20red%20alerts%20scattered%20throughout%20A%20glowing%20shield%20icon%20si-1.jpeg?height=200&name=The%20image%20features%20a%20digital%20landscape%20filled%20with%20abstract%20representations%20of%20cyber%20threats%20The%20foreground%20displays%20a%20series%20of%20interconnected%20nodes%20symbolizing%20networks%20with%20warning%20signs%20and%20red%20alerts%20scattered%20throughout%20A%20glowing%20shield%20icon%20si-1.jpeg)](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/cyber-threats-surge-urgent-need-for-robust-security-measures) ## [Cyber Threats Surge: Urgent Need for Robust Security Measures](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/cyber-threats-surge-urgent-need-for-robust-security-measures) [Read more](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/cyber-threats-surge-urgent-need-for-robust-security-measures) [![](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20depicts%20a%20vibrant%2c%20intricate%20metro%20map%20illustrating%20the%20complex%20connections%20between%20various%20systems%20within%20a%20bustling%20port.jpeg?height=200&name=The%20image%20depicts%20a%20vibrant%2c%20intricate%20metro%20map%20illustrating%20the%20complex%20connections%20between%20various%20systems%20within%20a%20bustling%20port.jpeg)](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/raising-capital-productivity-through-systems-thinking) ## [Raising capital productivity through systems thinking](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/raising-capital-productivity-through-systems-thinking) [Read more](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/raising-capital-productivity-through-systems-thinking) [![](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/service4-1024x1024.webp?height=200&name=service4-1024x1024.webp)](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/digital-transformation-shaping-the-future-of-australias-metro-railways) ## [Digital Transformation: Shaping the Future of Australia's Metro Railways](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/digital-transformation-shaping-the-future-of-australias-metro-railways) [Read more](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/news/digital-transformation-shaping-the-future-of-australias-metro-railways) ###### Visit Us On: [linkedin-in icon](https://www.linkedin.com/company/digitalfrontierpartners/posts/?feedView=all) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BsUxioXzCk&t=6s) --- [![](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/DFP-Logo.webp?width=1200&height=342&name=DFP-Logo.webp)](https://digitalfrontierpartners.com.au/) Level 4, 350 Collins St, Melbourne VIC, Australia 3000 +61 [1800 288 817](https://www.google.com/search?q=digital+frontier+partners&oq=digital+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDwgAECMYJxjjAhiABBiKBTIPCAAQIxgnGOMCGIAEGIoFMhUIARAuGCcYrwEYxwEYgAQYigUYjgUyBggCEEUYOTIMCAMQABhDGIAEGIoFMgwIBBAAGEMYgAQYigUyBggFEEUYPDIGCAYQRRg8MgYIBxBFGDzSAQg0MzQ1ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#) Company   - 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