Monitoring Blind Spots: A Major Concern for Haul Trucks

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• Personal Author:
  Ruff, Todd M.
• Description:
  Devices are available to help eliminate blind spots and associated accidents involving large off-highway mining equipment. Camera systems and, more recently, radar and RFID systems designed specifically for heavy equipment, are now on the market. Successful implementation of these systems can be achieved if their shortcomings are realized and anticipated. Cameras can benefit from the addition of a sensor system, so that the equipment operator is prompted to check the video monitor while moving the equipment. Radar is good at detecting people and small vehicles, but it is susceptible to nuisance alarms, requiring cameras to verify the cause and exact location of the nearby object. RFID, while more expensive than other solutions, is very reliable, and its increased functionality and integrated camera system make it an attractive long-term solution. No collision warning system can replace the training and caution necessary for operating heavy equipment. However, technology can aid in reducing some of the guesswork required when operating equipment that has extensive blind spots. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Engineering Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Control-technology Engineering-controls Mining-equipment Mining-industry Monitoring-systems Motor-vehicles
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0095-8948
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SRL - Spokane Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  17-26
• Volume:
  202
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20021857
• Citation:
  Eng Min J 2001 Dec; 202(12):17-26
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Engineering and Mining Journal
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:83360dd296e745c1674a1f4bccc86dc734e9ba59c40e8e5c20d7caed5461ec6263b96e7234fdb832675a391af355814da3530bb684cddaa06a89a682369fe43b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220518/cdc_220518_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 4.51 MB ]