Coal miners put cap on fatigue - technology to stop operators falling asleep at the wheel

international-mining-logoAustralia’s coal industry has designed what the Queensland Resources Council describes as ”a world-first technology to alert heavy-vehicle drivers when they are tired and potentially reduce the number of driving incidents. Development of the tool started in 2004 at CRCMining as part of a project funded by the Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) and additional support from Anglo Coal Australia.” (more…)

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