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Guayaquil
ECUADOR Cement Incident
Mobile Equipment
Don’t get too close!
Proximity sensors on duty
Opportunity Results
Minimize potential • Enhances safety by
collision involving forklifts detecting obstacles and
in the cement bag people
dispatch area. • Improves operator
awareness of blind spots
Solution • Provides real-time alerts
Dolores Prado Proximity sensors with for quick response
CEO audible alarms have been • Saves costs by preventing
installed, complemented repairs and downtime
by additional lights
that clearly indicate
the forklift's operating
perimeter.
Proximity sensor is
activated at 1.5 m.
Gabriela Villacís A total of 10 sensors
Head of H&S installed at a cost of
420 CHF each.
Mobile Equipment
Incident
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