Lighting the Danger Zone AI Enhances Site Awareness for FCC Environment

At its Lincolnshire Energy from Waste site, over one million tonnes of waste has already been converted into electricity.

And now the team led by Blair Ward, its Deputy Operations Manager has become the first in the UK to adopt FHOSS Field from FHOSS Safety Solutions. It's a new 24 hour pedestrian safety system that combines AI Human Form Recognition with red zone machine mounted lighting. 

To find out more, Peter Haddock met Blair at its busy transfer station to look at how the system has been fitted to its latest JCB Wastemaster 560-80 telescopic handler. 

Blair: "Safety is a big thing for us at FCC Environment, and keeping people away from mobile plant night and day is a key focus. This is why we have added FHOSS Field to both our telehandler and our wheel loader. 

"The AI system not only alerts operators to people breaching our five metre exclusion zone, but it also gives pedestrians and drivers the visual and audible cues they need to stay safe. 

"And because we are operating 24/7, the addition of the highly visible red light exclusion zones within the system means everyone can clearly see the danger zone around the machine."

As part of his role, Blair has also been looking at the data provided in the system's dashboards and its cloud-based 'evidence locker', which stores safety event data for review. 

Blair: "We're getting breach data, but also context. So, was the machine moving? Why was a pedestrian close?

  "These insights then help us improve site design, training, and ultimately, safety."

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