Irish Rail

Mitigation of possession and protection irregularities: Tended’s system supported the correct placement and monitoring of WSMBs and PLBs, resulting in zero placement irregularities during the project. 

• The correct location of protection equipment was mapped out on the Dashboard
• Devices were then assigned to the physical equipment and placed on the infrastructure
• On the Dashboard, the live movement of the equipment was monitored to compare live versus planned locations
• Audible alerts were also provided to notify the team if boards were placed beyond their protection points‍

Prevention of equipment left on the line: asset locations were monitored live on the Dashboard, ensuring no equipment remained onsite after work was completed.

• Devices were assigned to all equipment and plant onsite, and their live locations could be seen on the Dashboard at all times
• If anything was left behind onsite at the end of the work, this would show up on the Dashboard
• If the PICOPs attempted to close the worksite with assets still active, the Dashboard would alert them of this and show their exact location onsite 

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Worksite segregation: geofencing facilitated clear boundaries for worksites and areas of work and Tended’s devices helped plant remain within their designated zones, significantly reducing the risk of collisions or unauthorised entries or exits.

• Tended’s devices were assigned to worksites and subsequently attached to plant such as RRVs
• Should these RRVs move outside of their safe working limits, the device would trigger an alert to let the Machine Controller (MC) know 
• Tended’s RAG View also allows for live monitoring of asset status, with red alerts triggered if plant were to move beyond the worksite limits
• These alerts help to prevent the risk of collisions and ensure the safe movement of plant by notifying users if they enter unauthorised areas, for example where OHLE is still live beyond isolation limits

‍Prevention of points run throughs: Monitoring the proximity of RRV locations to points helped to prevent Road Rail Vehicle Controllers(RRVCs) from proceeding through them unauthorised.

• While setting up the worksite on the Dashboard, the locations of all points were indicated using asset icons
• Tended’s devices were then attached to RRVs operating around the site
• The live location of these RRVs could then be monitored, including their proximity to the points locations and action could be taken if they got too close‍

‍Safe access and egress: Tended’s devices successfully ensured the safe entry to and egress from the worksite for both plant and workers.

• The boundaries of the worksite were mapped on the Dashboard, including the location of the site access and egress points
• Devices were attached to both people and plant
• Upon entering the site access point, devices would give a confirmatory alert
• If the infrastructure was accessed too early or at the incorrect location, this would trigger a warning alert from the device
• This helped to ensure safe access and egress, so no people or RRVs entered a worksite before the possession was granted