Category: Safety and Security
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When artificial intelligence meets the construction industry
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in Aggregates Equipment, Asphalt Equipment, Attachments, Breakers, Compaction, Companies, Compressors, Concrete Equipment, Construction Software, Crushing & Screening, Demolition, Drilling, Earthmoving, Engines, Excavators, Generators, Graders, Hammers, Lifting, Loaders, Management & Maintenance, Material Handling, Pipes and Pumps, Safety & Security, Safety and Security, Scraper, Site Preparation, Surveying, Surveying and Location, Technology, Telematics and Machine Control, Tools, Transport, Trucks, Tyres, Underground utilities & PippingSo, what exactly is artificial intelligence? It is a collective term used to describe when a machine mimics human cognitive functions, like problem-solving, learning, and pattern recognition. AI includes a process called machine learning, whereby algorithms are used to enable a machine to learn from the data it is exposed to. Therefore, the more data…
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Five Safety Awareness Tips for Asphalt Paving
Here are five Safety Awareness tips that you can easily print out and give to your crew. Encourage them to read it daily. You never know when it could save a life. 1. Take Care When Getting On and Off Equipment Did you know that getting on and off the machine is the number one…
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7 Signs Heavy Equipment Operators Need Better Communication
For heavy equipment operators, their office is the cab. That’s where they’re comfortable. That’s where they’re calling the shots. But as much as they like the control, they don’t want to feel cut off from the rest of the crew. They need to be able to concentrate to do their job well, but not to…
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Side-By-Side: Comparing Cat, Deere, Komatsu and Topcon mast-less dozer GPS systems
GPS* machine control started out as a tangle of aftermarket products all bolted on and wired up as retrofits to existing dozers. These systems revolutionized the operation of dozers, but there were a lot of parts to track and maintain. In the past 18 months, however, several major manufacturers have begun integrating these systems into…
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South Africa Defends Safety Stoppages After Mines’ Criticism
South Africa’s government hit back at mining companies that criticized the frequency of safety stoppages, saying that the health of workers takes priority over profit. Even as the number of mining fatalities has risen this year, companies such as AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. and Anglo American Platinum Ltd. have said the Department of Mineral Resources invokes…