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Aquitaine unit
Mobile Equipment
Incident
Durable windshields FRANCE Aggregates
Opportunity Results
Dragline windshields • Reduced risk of falling
were frequently damaged from height, eliminating
by falling aggregates, the need to replace it
compromising the Falling monthly
Objects Protection System • Enhanced worker´s line
(FOPS) integrity and of sight eliminating
obstructing operator's cracks and dents
visibility. • Certified solution by
dragline manufacturer
Solution (Sennebogen) Xavier Guesnu
Durable polycarbonate complying with CEO
windshields (15mm thick) FOPS- ISO 3449
were retrofitted directly • 250 times more resistant
onto the existing mounts, than regular windshield
requiring no structural glass
modifications. • Reduced waste
(100% recyclable
Cost: 1,700 CHF polycarbonate)
• Savings: 12 kCHF/year
• Reduced downtime Polycarbonate windshield after 8 months. Raphaëlle Lebon
(9 days per year) Head of HSE
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Incident
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