WARNING AND MESSAGE DELIVERY AND LOGGING SYSTEM UTILIZABLE IN THE MONITORING OF FALL ARRESTING AND PREVENTION DEVICES AND METHOD OF SAME
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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 the data server is provided with at least one information logging database and data received by the data server from the interface monitoring unit on the personnel support platform is input to the database and organized according to predetermined categories.
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Abstract
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 aerialift work platforms and the like. The invention further provides a data logging system to record and transmit operational conditions, fault conditions and safety infractions.
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20 Claims
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1. A safety protection system for aerial lift apparatus comprising:
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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 the data server is provided with at least one information logging database and data received by the data server from the interface monitoring unit on the personnel support platform is input to the database and organized according to predetermined categories. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of integrating a safety protection system into an aerial lift apparatus with safety condition detectors and a data server comprising the steps of:
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providing a personnel support platform for supporting and moving personnel to a desired work location; attaching an interface monitoring unit to the personnel support platform for receiving and transmitting data; locating a plurality of equipment condition detectors on the personnel support platform of the aerial lift apparatus to communicate with the interface monitoring unit; providing a data server for at least one of receiving, storing and transmitting data and commands and communicating with the interface monitoring unit; and organizing transmitted data from the interface monitoring unit to the data server with at least one information logging database according to predetermined categories. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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