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Civil engineering contractor Dyer & Butler has devised a safety system that projects red “halo lights” to highlight danger zones to its workers during overnight works.
The contractor has joined forces with sister company M Group Services Plant & Fleet Solutions to develop the system for its aviation division.
Workers are already using floor saws fitted out with halo lights that use high-powered red LEDs to mark out exclusion zones on the tarmac.
Dyer & Butler said the innovation would make the night work its operatives have to undertake to avoid disruption to airport runways safer.
The firm’s senior contracts manager Ian Woolley said: “We constantly challenge ourselves to look at how we can better our working environment, ensuring we continue to deliver for our clients in a safe and compliant manner. The halo floor saw is the latest example of the way in which key safety features can be introduced and implemented and we are delighted to have co-developed such an effective safety-led solution.”
Maintenance manager Andrew Nash added: “The visual impact of the red exclusion zone around the floor saw is so effective. It can be adapted to other forms of plant when working around potentially hazardous equipment.”
