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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
Situational Awareness - Aids
Lasers Lighting
Situational Awareness - Aids
Hand Communication Radios
Situational Awareness - Aids
Anti Collision Systems
Anti 2 Block Device
Load Sensing Device
Back up Camera/Alarms
Situational Awareness - Aids
Camera Systems
Winch Cameras
Situational Awareness - Aids
Talking Points
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
VISUAL AID TECHNOLOGY (VAT)
APPLICATIONS / SUPPLIERS
QUESTIONS
Visual Aid Technologies
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
Visual Aid Technologies
cleanliness
Visual Aid Technologies
Information requirementsPower Source and TypeWired versus WirelessMounting mechanismMonitor Viewing (one to four
views)Antenna Placement
Visual Aid Technologies
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
Visual Aid Technologies
■ Micro positionin
gDepth perception
■ Distractio
nTo operator if not properly trained
■ Extreme condition
s
■ CostSystems can be
pricey
$$$
Challenges
Visual Aid Technologies
■ Big Brother
■ Hawthorne effect
■ Invasion of privacy
■ Liability
Unintended Consequences
Visual Aid Technologies
Talking Points
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
VISUAL AID TECHNOLOGY (VAT)
APPLICATIONS / SUPPLIERS
QUESTIONS
Applications/Suppliers
ApplicationsApplications/Suppliers
ApplicationsApplications/Suppliers
ApplicationsApplications/Suppliers
Example Where VAT May Have Helped
Talking Points
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
VISUAL AID TECHNOLOGY (VAT)
APPLICATIONS / SUPPLIERS
QUESTIONS
Visual Technology - It can Improve Safety
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