2015 crw - increasing safety and productivity through visual technology

Visual Technology - What it is, and How and

Where to use it

IntroductionFrank HeganPresident

CRANE TECH SOLUTIONS (CTS)

Talking Points

SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

VISUAL AID TECHNOLOGY (VAT)

APPLICATIONS / SUPPLIERS

QUESTIONS

“Situational Awareness is the ability to identify, process, and comprehend the critical elements of information about what is happening in the [environment] with regards to [operation]*.

* Source: http://www.uscg.mil/auxiliary/training/tct/chap5.pdf

What is around me ?

Operator

Cranes

Crane crew – Rigging/Signaling

Construction Site / Surroundings

■ Levels of Awareness- Unaware

- Relaxed- Heightened Alertness- High Alert- Freeze

■ USAF uses the OODA Loop RELAXED

HEIGHTENED ALERTNESS

UNAWARE

HIGH ALERT

■ Others Tim

e yo

u sh

ould

stay

in th

e st

ate

Improve Situational Awareness

Training Experience

Appropriate Sensor

InputReview and add technology that provide relevant data/information

Losing Situational Awareness?

Confused

Gut Feeling

Fixation; preoccupatio

n

Unresolved Discrepanci

es Improper Procedur

es

Ambiguity

Distracted

How to maintain Situational Awareness ?

Clarify Continually Assess

Communicate

Demonstrate

Information

Perception Complacency

Excessive Motivation

BARRIERS TO SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

Poor Communicatio

nOver Load

Fatigue

Erors

HUMAN ERROR• Slips• Mistakes• Flawed execution

Crane Operation - Levels

UNAWARE

■ Never!In service

RELAXED

■ Waiting…

HEIGHTENED

■ Placing hook in position…

■ Waiting…

RELAXED

■ Pick the

Load…

HEIGHTENEDHIGH

■ Load is landed…

Inputs Communication

ExperienceCrane operator Information

availableCrew tasks

Certificate / Years of

Experience

Sensor mechanical

and operator Input

Rigging and

Signaling

WHO AFFECTS CRANE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS?

OperatorSite Safety

Job Site WorkersManagement

Situational Awareness - Aids

Sensors

Cameras


Lasers Lighting


Hand Communication Radios


Anti Collision Systems

Anti 2 Block Device

Load Sensing Device

Back up Camera/Alarms


Camera Systems

Winch Cameras


Talking Points




QUESTIONS

Visual Aid Technologies


Extends the vision of the user into an area he/she cannot see from their

current vantage point.

Visual Aid TechnologiesGoal – to improve situational awareness (safety)

Who

Where

What

How

Operator

Crane

Crane crew – Rigging/Signaling

Construction Site / Surroundings

When

Height of equipment

Type of equipment

Types of Cameras

Environmental Issues

fork lifts excavator

tower cranes

telescopic boom cranes

lattice cranes

day night thermal

temperaturewater ingress protection

ruggedness


cleanliness


Information requirementsPower Source and TypeWired versus WirelessMounting mechanismMonitor Viewing (one to four

views)Antenna Placement


Using a VAT SystemDevelop a procedure that included:

Who will inspect and maintain equipment

When will it be inspectedWho / when will the battery be charged

Work with Vendor to ensure system stays current

USE the System

Benefits■ Eliminate!

Blind lifts or maneuvers■ Increase!

Productivity

■ Positioning!Hook block

■ Improve!Safety


■ Micro positionin

gDepth perception

■ Distractio

nTo operator if not properly trained

■ Extreme condition

s

■ CostSystems can be

pricey

$$$

Challenges


■ Big Brother

■ Hawthorne effect

■ Invasion of privacy

■ Liability

Unintended Consequences


Talking Points




QUESTIONS

Applications/Suppliers

ApplicationsApplications/Suppliers

Example Where VAT May Have Helped

Talking Points




QUESTIONS

Visual Technology - It can Improve Safety

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