{"id":4839,"date":"2019-06-14T16:38:49","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T20:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hexagonmining.com\/?p=4839"},"modified":"2019-07-23T17:08:18","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T21:08:18","slug":"in-mines-and-vegas-alertness-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hexagonmining.com\/en\/in-mines-and-vegas-alertness-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"In mines, (and Vegas!) alertness matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Picture the scene. You\u2019re tired, distracted and unable to concentrate. It\u2019s been a while since you\u2019ve slept well. You know you need to focus but your eyes begin to dim \u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Depending on your situation, what happens next varies dramatically. If you happen to be in Las Vegas, attending Hexagon\u2019s annual digital solutions conference, HxGN LIVE 2019, the outcome could be mildly embarrassing: you\u2019re caught nodding off during lunch or worse, during a track party in The Zone.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Vegas can do that to you.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Alternatively, if you\u2019re behind the wheel of a bus transporting your co-workers to the pit along a winding, monotonous highway \u2013 the same highway you drive every day – in the pouring rain, the consequences of that momentary nap could be fatal: for you and your colleagues.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Driving long, familiar hours can do that to you.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This week at HxGN LIVE in Las Vegas, before more than 3,000 industry professionals, business leaders, media and influencers, Hexagon\u2019s Mining division launched HxGN MineProtect Operator Alertness System Light Vehicle (OAS-LV)<\/a>. It\u2019s a long name for a product that will save lives.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

OAS-LV is a fatigue and distraction detection unit that continuously monitors operator alertness inside the cab of light vehicles, buses and semi-trucks. Issuing an audible warning, it protects light-vehicle operators from distraction and falling asleep at the wheel, preventing crashes or other fatigue-related incidents. It\u2019s based on the same proven technology used in its big brother, HxGN MineProtect Operator Alertness System Heavy Vehicle (OAS-HV), which protects operators of haul trucks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It features a web platform to continuously assess in real time the fatigue\u00a0and distraction\u00a0risks of individual operators and the complete fleet, allowing intervention, if necessary.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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OAS-LV continuously monitors operator alertness inside the cab of light vehicles, buses and semi-trucks.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cThe solution\u2019s in-cab device is easy to install and scans the operator\u2019s face to detect any sign of fatigue or distraction, such as a microsleep,\u201d reported Mining Magazine. \u201cA machine-learning algorithm leverages this facial-feature analysis data to determine whether or not an alert should be triggered. OAS-LV works in both light and dark conditions, and through prescription glasses and\/or sunglasses.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Hexagon President and CEO, Ola Roll\u00e9n<\/a> added context to this week\u2019s launch: \u201cOperator fatigue and distraction are recurring hazards in mining and other industries,\u201d said Rollen. \u201cOAS-LV is a valuable integration to our market-leading MineProtect safety portfolio and further proof that Hexagon \u2014 like its customers \u2014 is serious about safety.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

There\u2019s something fitting about unveiling a product for an industry that never sleeps in the city that never sleeps. If you\u2019re visiting Vegas with its dizzying array of distractions, fatigue may eventually be your companion. For that, there\u2019s coffee or the pool.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For drivers working in the mining industry, tiredness is a matter of when, not if. For that, there\u2019s OAS from Hexagon: Serious about safety.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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HxGN MineProtect Operator Alertness System Light Vehicle, a long name for a product that will save lives.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Picture the scene. You\u2019re tired, distracted and unable to concentrate. It\u2019s been a while since you\u2019ve slept well. You know you need to focus but your eyes begin to dim \u2026 Depending on your situation, what happens next varies dramatically. If you happen to be in Las Vegas, attending Hexagon\u2019s annual digital solutions conference, HxGN<\/p>\n

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