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Emerging Technologies – Drones / Driver less vehicles

Mobile work equipment - including self-propelled,
remote-controlled work equipment - is subject to
specific requirements in addition to the
requirements for normal work equipment, which
cover:

• the suitability of equipment used for carrying
people
• the minimizing of rollover risk
• the provision of equipment to restrain or
protect people (in the event of rollover or
overturn)
• the control of the equipment, including operator vision and lighting (where required for
safety.

Those who provide self-propelled work equipment must ensure it has:

• facilities to prevent the equipment being started by unauthorised people.
• facilities to minimise the consequences of collision, where there is more than one rail-
mounted item in motion at the same time.
• a device for braking and stopping.

• (where required) emergency facilities for braking and stopping, operated by readily accessible
controls or automatic systems - in the event of failure of the main facility.

• adequate devices for improving driver vision, so far as reasonably practicable, where the
driver's direct field of vision is inadequate to ensure safety - modern CCTV systems can be
very effective where mirrors are found to be inadequate.
• appropriate lighting, where used at night or in dark places, so the work activity can be carried
out safely.
• carries (or have located close by) appropriate fire-fighting equipment, when carrying or
towing anything which could present a fire hazard and endanger employees.

Those who provide remote-controlled, self-propelled work equipment must:

• ensure there is a means to stop it safely and automatically when it leaves its control range, if
it presents a risk to safety while in motion.
• provide features to safeguard against crushing or impact with other machinery, obstacles, or
people.

ENSIGN | Unit IG2 – Element 9 – Work 25
Equipment