SPILLARD’S HUMAN DETECTION SYSTEM DEBUTS AT PLANTWORX

False alerts by object detection sensors could be a thing of the past thanks to an innovation that debuted at Plantworx in June. Spillard Safety Systems, an authoritative figure in the People-Plant Interface (PPI) conversation, showcased its AI Human Detection System (HDS) for the first time and is expecting it to generate more than £1m in sales over the next twelve months. The new technology replaces traditional systems by simply identifying humans through their shape, form, and characteristics, delivering audible and visual alerts to the machine operator when a person enters a predetermined restricted, exclusion zone.

This will eliminate previous frustrations where existing measures would detect everything, sending incessant warnings to drivers who often choose to ignore them. Spillard’s AI Human Detection System is already proving hugely successful with more plant companies, tier 1 contractors and infrastructure clients all choosing to fit it to machines in a bid to improve safety, prevent accidents and boost operator efficiency. This includes names such as Flannery Plant Hire, Buckingham Group, Clancy, Balfour Beatty, Costain, JN Bentley, Morgan Sindall, Anglian Water, Highways England and HS2. www.spillardsafety.com https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=KeUUl3mVLLA

Spillard Safety Systems’ HDS is unique in that once the algorithm detects human shape, data is presented in three ways. Firstly, the operator is notified on a clear zonal display and using spoken word, and then an external speaker will tell the human to ‘move away’ to a safe distance. Safety managers can also receive instant information if the Human Detection System is connected to the SpillardLive cloud-based platform.