WARNING AND MESSAGE DELIVERY AND LOGGING SYSTEM UTILIZABLE IN THE MONITORING OF FALL ARRESTING AND PREVENTION DEVICES AND METHOD OF SAME

摘要

An active interface monitoring and warning system for fall arresting/prevention devices delivering specific fault condition messages to individuals who are subject to accidental falls or other safety hazards when performing construction or the like or when operating elevating construction machinery such as aerial lift work platforms and the like. The invention further provides a data logging system to record and transmit operational conditions, fault conditions and safety infractions.

主权项

1. A safety protection system for aerial lift apparatus comprising:
a personnel support platform for supporting and moving personnel to a desired work location; an interface monitoring unit mounted to the personnel support platform for receiving and transmitting data; a plurality of equipment condition detectors located on the personnel support platform of the aerial lift apparatus and communicating with the interface monitoring unit; a data server for at least one of receiving, storing and transmitting data and commands in communicating with the interface monitoring unit; and wherein each of the plurality of equipment condition detectors provides one of at least an operational condition and a fault condition to the interface monitoring unit and if a fault condition occurs, the interface monitoring unit issues a warning that will repeat until the fault condition is cured; and at least one of each of the operational condition, the fault condition, each repeated warning and delay in curing the fault condition is logged by the data server that is provided with at least one information logging database that logs the data received by the data server from the interface monitoring unit on the personnel support platform to the database and organizes the data according to predetermined categories.