The HazardAvert System was developed to prevent injuries and fatalities at underground and surface operations, particularly in situations where workers come into contact with moving equipment.
The HazardAvert proximity detection system visually and audibly warns workers when they are close to that equipment, or when their location compromises their safety.
The system is made up of three components – the Generator, a personal alarm device and a vehicle alarm device. The Generator marks the area around the machine, including the turning radius which is considered to be potentially hazardous.
The system’s PAD is person-worn to alert the person entering the red zone, and the VAD is placed on equipment to alert the unit’s operator that someone is in the marked area.
Strata noted that the device, which is ideal for mining as well as construction sites and warehousing facilities, has already been successful on several underground machines including continuous miners, shuttle cars, supply scoops, feeder breakers and roof bolters.
In the surface sector, the system has seen success on haul trucks, drag lines, forklifts, light-duty trucks and other machinery.
Australian company Mine Site Technologies formed an alliance with FMC earlier this year to bring the proximity detection technology to Australia’s underground coal mines.
