Heavy equipment operator dies when excavator slips down a hill and becomes buried in mud in California.

1997 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Equipment ◽  
Equipment Operator

scholarly journals Smart Helmet-Based Personnel Proximity Warning System for Improving Underground Mine Safety

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 4342
Author(s):  
Yeanjae Kim ◽  
Jieun Baek ◽  
Yosoon Choi
Keyword(s):  
Signal Detection ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Mine Safety ◽  
Transmission Power ◽  
Detection Distance ◽  
Task Load ◽  
Smart Glasses ◽  
Heavy Equipment ◽  
Equipment Operator

A smart helmet-based wearable personnel proximity warning system was developed to prevent collisions between equipment and pedestrians in mines. The smart helmet worn by pedestrians receives signals transmitted by Bluetooth beacons attached to heavy equipment, light vehicles, or dangerous zones, and provides visual LED warnings to the pedestrians and operators simultaneously. A performance test of the proposed system was conducted in an underground limestone mine. It was confirmed that as the transmission power of the Bluetooth beacon increased, the Bluetooth low energy (BLE) signal detection distance of the system also increased. The average BLE signal detection distance was at least 10 m, regardless of the facing angle between the smart helmet and Bluetooth beacon. The subjective workload for the smartphone-, smart glasses-, and smart helmet-based proximity warning system (PWS) was evaluated using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration task load index. All six workload parameters were the lowest when using the smart helmet-based PWS. The smart helmet-based PWS can provide visual proximity warning alerts to both the equipment operator and the pedestrian, and it can be expanded to provide worker health monitoring and hazard awareness functions by adding sensors to the Arduino board.

scholarly journals Productivity of Column Casting Heavy Equipment in the Construction of 31 Sudirman Suites Makassar Apartment

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-20
Author(s):  
Fedelia Randan ◽  
Junus Mara ◽  
Lintje Tammu Tangdialla
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Material Transfer ◽  
Work Time ◽  
Tower Crane ◽  
Heavy Equipment ◽  
Equipment Construction ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Real Value ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Equipment Operator

In the world of heavy equipment construction projects it is important to help complete human work. Tower Crane is one of the tools in the implementation of construction projects. In the implementation of the construction of Apartment 31 Sudirman Suites Makassar, there are 2 Tower Crane tools that operate with limited work time due to covid 19. This research was carried out by direct observation in the field and calculating the real value of the specifications to compare productivity. Tower Crane productivity is the result achieved or output, namely the amount of material moved by Tower Crane with all resources or inputs, namely the time required for material transfer. Based on the calculation results that the productivity of the specification is greater than the productivity of observations in the field, this is due to constraints on the weather that occurs and the equipment operator. For productivity, the average obtained on the 4th floor is 71,544 (%) and on the 5th floor it is obtained that is 73,727 (%).

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