A better view by Brigade Electronics

Even small machines present risks, and, as mobile site plant gets bigger, so does the potential for accidents, injuries and fatalities due to restricted visibility.

Brigade Electronics has been leading the the campaign for improving site safety, and has been instrumental in introducing vehicle reversing alarms and sensors, in-cab CCTV for all-round visibility, and, now, the latest in its stable of advanced technology, the night-piercing FLIR.

Replacing equipment is expensive, and human life is no longer cheap. Rather than face litigation and compensation that can run to millions, quarry and mine owners - opencast and underground - are saving a lot by investing a little in Brigade safety.

Most are using Brigade's Backsense directional warning sensors and heavy-duty Backeye colour CCTV. More and more are installing Brigade's PathFindIR thermal imaging camera.

No matter how powerful the headlights, the range of visibility is limited to a narrow forward area of about 200 yards.

Using the same infra-red technology favoured by the police and rescue services, PathFindIR pierces the darkest night and the dustiest environment to display sharp images of vehicles, people and animals - alerting drivers and operators to hazards up to half a mile ahead.

Since its introduction, the take-up of FLIR has been dramatic. Many luxury carmakers offer it and from USA, to Africa, operators are protecting their service vehicles, their plant, their personnel and their profitability with PathFindIR.

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