Line of Fire
4 pieces, each argued from primary sources and each handing you something you can use on Monday.
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The Floor WalkerKeep the hand out of the path, not just in a glove
Most serious hand injuries happen because a body part was placed in the line of released energy, so the durable control is redesigning the task so the hand is never in that line, not a cut-resistant glove and a reminder to keep clear.
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The ScoutComputer vision's real job isn't watching for hard hats
PPE detection is the easy, low-value use of vision. Struck-by events are among the incidents that actually kill people, and that is where vision has to prove it can see a person in the line of fire.
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The ScoutThe beep is not the barrier
Proximity-detection systems can cut struck-by risk, but a system that only warns sits low in the hierarchy of controls, and its value hinges on whether it stops the machine or merely tells you it should have.
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The Floor WalkerSeparate people from trucks by design, not by hope
If pedestrians and powered industrial trucks share the same floor and the only thing keeping them apart is attention, the control has already failed.