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CASE STUDY: Idaho Concrete, a division of Old Castle
Increasing safety, Reducing Noise
Idaho Concrete Company, a division of Old Castle
Working on an aggregate site like Idaho Concrete Company (ICCO), a division of Oldcastle, machines, vehicles, and pedestrians work in close proximity. Additionally, there are often neighborhood homes nearby while you are trying to do your job.The mixture of all these elements can result in a loud environment where backup alarms become less effective and intrusive to the surrounding neighbors. Because of Oldcastle’s corporate commitment to eliminating hazards and improving operations, ICCO contacted Preco Electronics.
The first priority was to reduce the risk of reversing accidents due to large blind spots. Studies show that more than half the accidents at a construction site are due to reversing and blind spots. The second priority was to increase the effectiveness of backup alarms while reducing the noise levels for the surrounding neighbors and remaining well within the current OSHA regulations. Finally, they needed to keep an eye on the bottom line and protect the family culture of their business. Beyond the physical damage, ICCO understands that there are other significant costs associated with these incidents. Downtime, penalties, and potentially worst of all, an injury or loss of life due to an accident. This can consume years for litigation, increased insurance premiums,and include mental anguish for employees and family members.
The solution was PreView Safety Alert System (PreView SAS). PreView SAS incorporates a sensor, backup alarm, camera, and backing lights to provide an integrated approach to increasing site safety and reducing site noise levels.
Since installing their first PreView SAS system on a wheel loader with great success, ICCO has continued to integrate this system throughout their fleet and expanded it to their concrete trucks.
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THE CHALLENGE:
Increase Site Safety Reduce Noise Levels
THE SOLUTION:
PreViewSAS When an object is in the detection area:
In-cab display and alarm notifies driver Backup alarm volume adjusts to notify those outside the vehicle.
THE RESULT:
Safer work site Effective alert system Reduced backing accidents Decreased noise levels Improved community relationship
“PreView is flexible and tough enough to operate in our work environments and adapts to our varying fleet of vehicles and equipment.”– Kirk Ellingford / Production Manger ICCO
Idaho Concrete Case Study: Integration
An integrated solution
Because ICCO needed to solve three distinct issues: noise reduction, reduction of blind spot accidents, and different blind spot areas for each machine, our experts suggested PreView Safety Alert System (SAS).
Simple integration
PreView Sensors are designed to detect moving and stationary objects in blind spots to significantly reduce accidents. PreView consists of three simple components:
- external sensor;
- in-cab display to provide visual and audible notification to the operator; and
- cable system to connect the sensor and display. Coverage area for ICCO was set at 20’ per their specific needs.
In order solve the issue with the noise levels, PreView SAS controlled the sound level of the back up alarm.
When the sensor did not detect an object in the blind spot area, the back up alarm was active, but the volume was set at only slightly higher than the ambient noise. Once an object was detected, PreView SAS increased the sound level of the alarm to notify those outside of the vehicle of the reversing movement of the vehicle, while notifying the operator in the cab. The result was a reduction in noise level when there was no danger.
Rugged
PreView sensors were 100% effective even with dirt, dust, mud, snow, fog, and the other extreme conditions common at any concrete site.
It Just Works
ICCO saw for themselves that PreView Radar “just works” their pilot project on two vehicles. Because of these solid results, they have continued to integrate PreView throughout their fleet.
Getting Started
Determine your biggest blind spot areas
Contact our experts to determine the best solution for your specific environment and vehicle
Install your trial sensor and increase your site safety immediately
The PreView Radar Sensor products are manufactured by Preco Electronics, the leader in industrial grade safety products since 1947. PreView has had successful results in many rugged environments, including construction, mining, waste, utilities, emergency services, ports, and other extreme environmental locations. To date, customers have reported back a reduction of more than 75% in their close proximity and blind-spot accidents since installing the PreView sensor. *PreView is available in four models: Xtreme, High Resolution, WorkZone, and Standard. Features discussed may apply to a specific PreView Sensor. Contact a sales representative at sales@preco.com to determine the PreView sensor that best fits your needs.
