Imagine a work environment where smart vests could communicate with aerial work platforms (AWPs) to warn operators that their harness lanyards were not connected to the anchor points. Or picture a world where smart machines were equipped with sensors can contribute to collision avoidance and detection.
The 250-strong audience at the IPAF Summit on March 26 in Washington, D.C., received a glimpse of how the technology explosion can be used to enhance safety. Keynote speaker, Frank Nerenhausen, president of JLG, showed how wearables, augmented reality, and remote operation could be harnessed in a powerful system of prevention and control.