Unmanned aerial or terrestrial vehicles, commonly known as drones, are aircraft or land craft controlled by a ground-based operator.
Proximity sensors
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Sensors for proximity monitoring are devices that detect objects nearby, or within a set radius, without physical contact up to a nominal range or sensor vicinity. When an object – either person or equipment – enters into the determined range of the sensor, the associated method of detection will record the activity and send data back to the sensor, warning devices or platforms. Common technologies used for vehicle proximity sensing include infrared, radio frequencies, Bluetooth and specialized lasers. Proximity sensors were the most commonly mentioned safety technology for mitigating hazardous situations in our research for the Safety Technology 2020 paper.
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Workers:
Employers:
61% reported being exposed to stuck-by risks
33% said proximity sensors would help migrate their personal risk of serious workplace injury of fatality
27% using
10% tested or tried
26% considering
21% no knowledge
43% of users adopted them in the previous year
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Findings from the NSC 2020 Safety Technology in the Workplace Survey of 500 employers and 1,000 workers from safety-sensitive industries.
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● Operators not being able to see in a blind spot
● Pedestrians not hearing alarms for moving vehicles due to
.......workplace or malfunction
● Spotters not seeing a moving truck or vehicle behind them
● Greater distractibility
● Operators assuming the area is safe and clear
According to NIOSH, these types of injuries can occur for several reasons, including (NIOSH, 2014):
● Protecting pedestrians from vehicle and equipment strikes
● Protecting vehicles and equipment operators from accidental
........strikes on stationary equipment
● Reducing the incidence of vehicle-on-vehicle accidents
● Limiting worker accessibility for identified high-hazard areas
● Uses for physical distancing
Successful implementation of proximity sensors can provide a variety of benefits, including:
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