Asset Management: Safety

Products

The waterproof wide-angle Trackvision camera from RMT Equipment gives operators a 115-degree field of view in any direction to eliminate blind-spots to the front, rear, and sides of the machine.

Cat Integrated Object Detection System

Cat developed the Integrated Object Detection System because its research showed that 70 percent of haul-truck accidents at mining sites happen during machine startup and low-speed movement.

Miller Electric Filtair 130 Fume Extractor

The Filtair 130 welding fume extractor is designed to capture particles down to 0.1 micron, says Miller Electric Mfg.

Caterpillar Integrated Remote Control

An integrated remote control system is available for Caterpillar D10T, D11T and D11T CD track-type tractors.

RMT Track Vision Rear Mounted Camera

Providing 115 degrees of viewing, the Track-Vision rear-mounted camera from RMT provides heavy equipment operators with a wide-angle view behind their machines.

Quixote Moveable Vulcan Barrier

Designed to be repositioned as work zones change, the Moveable Vulcan Barrier enables the opening and closing of lanes in minutes.

Quixote

Moveable Vulcan barrier from Quixote is a portable, crashworthy steel barrier for work zones designed to be repositioned as zones change.

Ingersoll-Rand

The Ingersoll Rand MVS-6 Mobile Security System from Doosan Infracore Portable Power allows remote monitoring of jobsites and equipment yards. It uses a self-contained hybrid power system of solar and diesel technology to ensure six months of uninterrupted monitoring, and the unit can be remotely controlled via software that connects to the system's day/night imaging camera.

Bobcat

A radio remote control option is now available for Bobcat skid-steer loaders and compact track loaders with the company’s Selectable Joystick Controls, as well as for all-wheel-steer models.

Rieker RDI Series

Available as a display or remote sensor package, Rieker's RDI Series digital inclinometers improve the vehicle operator's ability to detect dangerous roll-over situations before equipment damage or injury can occur.

Articles and News

Quick Coupler Cautions

Construction safety experts have noticed that as the number of contractors using quick couplers increases, so has the number of accidents involving the devices.

Machine Awareness Key to Trench Safety

Trench excavation is the perfect amalgamation of all four of OSHA’s top construction hazards: falling, being struck by a vehicle or materials, getting caught in between structures, and electrocution.

Safe Shops Not by Accident

Repairing fleets of big equipment requires big safety strategies. Fresh approaches to shop safety can create safer work environments and increase productivity.

Safety First

In-house programs drive compliance, but outside resources will help managers carry the burden.

New regulations have crane owners scrambling to qualify riggers and signal persons, while sorting out the implications of operator certification.

Union, Contractors Team Up for Lift Training

The AWPT training program was an 8-hour course that included 4 hours of classroom training and 4 hours of practical hands-on training spread over a 2-3 day period depending on class size.

CK Construction Builds With La Fe

When friends come together to start a business, it can be a test of the friendship or an advantage multiplied exponentially. CK Construction, Inc. of El Paso brought together a number of coworkers who had previously worked well together for a major commercial contractor. Now approaching three years in business, the team is working successfully and seems to have found their niche.

Coastal Training Technologies New Program

Coastal Training Technologies has released Roadway Worker Safety: In the Zone, its latest program on road construction safety.

Construction Insurance Goes Green

The U.S. Green Building Council reports that by 2010, the value of green building construction is projected to increase to $60 billion, with ...

Gateway Safety's Sound Series Earmuffs

Independently tested for proven protection levels, Gateway Safety, Inc., introduces the Sound Series Earmuffs including SoundChoice™, SoundDecision™ and SoundOut™, all used to reduce noise levels to a safe intensity.