#Road safety
Commercial road safety and safe driving culture on an industrial scale. Addressing motor vehicle mortality via fatigue control systems, telemetry analysis, and defensive driving programs for large fleets.
Establishing a Road Safety Culture: The Path from Reactive Firefighting to a Well-Structured Risk Management System
A comprehensive approach to road safety risk management at an industrial site. Implementation of traffic stream separation, driver behavior video analytics, automated medical examinations, and mandatory defensive driving training. Development of vehicle audit checklists, contractor verification, and a system of monitoring KPIs for line managers.
Holiday Season: 5 Essential Safety Rules for a Memorable and Safe Vacation 🌴☀️
Summer is a time for rest, but carelessness can lead to tragedy. We examine 5 main safety rules on vacation: how to avoid injuries on the water, protect yourself from ticks and heatstroke, as well as protect yourself from theft and traffic accidents while traveling.
Results of Implementing Operator Fatigue Monitoring Systems
Large-scale implementation of a hardware-software operator monitoring system based on machine vision for 3,500 drivers of mining and auxiliary equipment. The solution is integrated with dispatch and surround-view systems, automatically warns against falling asleep at the wheel, and collects video data for neural network analysis of production processes.
ALROSA Safety Improvement Projects
The article is dedicated to ALROSA's projects on digitalization and improving occupational health and safety at the company's production sites. The material examines the implementation of digital work permit issuance, remote production control, the transition to PPE outsourcing, the LOTO system, as well as the installation of onboard vehicle monitoring kits. The described solutions make it possible to speed up documentation processing, eliminate injuries when working with equipment, and reduce r...
Side Rearview Mirrors: A Distance That Costs Lives...
The article explains why the inscription “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear” is applied to the right side mirror of a car and how the convex shape of the mirror expands the field of view. Due to the characteristics of the spherical mirror, the driver can make a mistake in estimating the time to collision by 0.5 seconds. The material describes the purpose of this safety measure and reminds of the need to additionally check “blind spots” by turning one's head.
Defensive Driving: A Reliable Barrier to Reducing Traffic Accidents
The article reveals the essence of defensive driving — a set of actions aimed at preventing dangerous situations and reducing road accident rates. The material considers practical safety elements, including forecasting the road situation, visual scanning, maintaining distance, and taking weather conditions into account. The description of these principles explains how driver attentiveness reduces traffic accident risks and helps companies develop a corporate safety culture.
Microsleep: The Invisible Enemy Behind the Wheel
The article describes the experience of implementing a driver fatigue monitoring system (SKUV) at the Bystrinsky GOK to combat microsleep — involuntary falling asleep at the wheel of a mining dump truck. The hardware and software system tracks signs of fatigue in real time and instantly responds with an audio signal and seat vibration. The author reveals the technology's design, the process of overcoming employee distrust, and the practical benefits of the system for preventing traffic accidents...
Proactive Training as the Key to Driver Safety in Open-Pit Mines
Transport accidents in open-pit mines remain one of the main sources of severe injuries, so risk minimization requires a conscious approach to training haul truck drivers. The article examines the experience of using the 'Defensive Driving' coaching program, which combines theoretical analysis of risky operations and practical skill development at a training ground. Such training contributes to the formation of logical memory and deeply conscious safe behavior in complex operating conditions.
Shaping Behavioral Culture Through Workplace Training and Its Impact on Everyday Life
The article is devoted to how risk assessment training at an enterprise changes workers' attitude toward safety and becomes their lifestyle. The author shares the experience of conducting courses at a mine and their impact on their miner brother. The described incident on the road shows how knowledge acquired in production and a responsible attitude help prevent a dangerous situation outside of work in a timely manner.
How to Build a Comprehensive Transport Safety System
A comprehensive transport safety management system at an industrial enterprise, including abandoning the rotational method, implementing automated pre-trip medical exams, and creating mobile road safety control groups. Application of technical assistants: driver fatigue monitoring systems, onboard machine vision on locomotives, telemetry alertness bracelets for drivers, and laser visualization of danger zones.
Shaping Behavioral Culture Through Digital Projects
Implementation of digital assistants and AI-based systems to monitor driver alertness, ensure safety compliance in electrical installations, and prevent unauthorized riding on conveyors. Integration of aerogas control data to automatically detect discrepancies and record methane concentration exceedances.
Approving Deviations from Internal Requirements or How Production Can Increase Efficiency Without Compromising Safety: A Road Safety Example
Implementation of a managed deviation approval system for road safety requirements for in-house and contractor vehicles. The system includes classifying violations into critical and permissible, developing compensatory measures for the temporary operation of defective equipment, and redirecting contractor fines into investments in their own safety.