Serious question, has anyone else switched from using a standard two-block warning system to a full proximity sensor setup? We made the change on a big hospital job in Austin last month and the difference in close-quarter lifts was night and day.

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Remember that old warehouse retrofit where we tried those cheap motion alarms? They went off every time a pigeon flew past a skylight. Crew spent more time jumping at bird shadows than watching the load. Linda45 is right about the stress thing, that constant false alarm chatter just grinds people down before the real work even starts. Makes you appreciate a system that actually knows the difference between a toolbox and a threat.

the_piper22d ago

My old foreman said a bad sensor system can cost more in lost focus than it saves on paper.

linda4522d ago

Forget the gear, the real win is the drop in crew stress. Saw way less yelling and second-guessing on site, which honestly might be the biggest safety upgrade of all.