Construction Applications for Blind Spot Safety
With the size and diversity of commercial heavy equipment vehicles on any construction work site there is a dangerous opportunity for disaster involving workers or pedestrians in a blind spot backing accident.  Highway construction flaggers are often positioned with their backs to moving equipment, focusing their attention on safe traffic movement. This puts the ultimate responsibility for safety squarely on the shoulders of the vehicle operator who needs more than mirrors and a backup alarm to avoid a potential collision. Ambient noise can be at very high decibel levels from surrounding traffic and equipment noise, rendering back-up alarms nearly inaudible. That's where the need for active notification comes in. Preco's patented Blind Spot Safety system, called PreView™ employs pulsed radar sensor(s) to detect moving or stationary objects behind or to the side of a heavy equipment vehicle. Why Radar? The PreView™ pulsed-time radar object detection system comes in two models, Heavy Duty and Standard. The Standard sensor is for lighter commercial applications such as Utility or certain Construction vehicles. The Heavy Duty solution can provide sensor coverage around much larger commercial heavy equipment for Mining, Waste Hauling, or Construction.PreView™ is designed to detect both stationary and moving objects up to 26 feet away in zones obscured from the operators view. The systems rugged design was specifically engineered for the harsh environments of the heavy equipment industry. PreView can also integrate with other safety systems such as cameras, reverse alarms and reversing lights to not only enhance operator awareness but to also warn workers around the machine.  These systems come with an in-cab display unit that shows the approximate distance to an object with a series of L.E.D.s and audible beeps to alert the operator. The in-cab display has three audible settings to meet in-cab noise level requirements and the L.E.D.s are easily visible night and day. PreView™ can help you:
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