Safety and efficiency gains are top of mind for anyone implementing a drone program, but how are these goals being achieved, and how will they be enhanced in the future? As drones are increasingly put to work to replace dangerous tasks, the opportunities for people working in construction and infrastructure to create zero-incident workplaces is getting closer to reality. While a large part of this implementation is pilot focused – bringing drones to places that are difficult or hazardous to reach otherwise – the rapid growth of autonomy is sure to play a key role in realizing those goals as well. This forward-looking session will include presentations that demonstrate how and where safety and efficiency are on the cutting-edge, and also illustrate the many opportunities that autonomy and “drone-in-a-box” systems may enable in the future.
This session will provide attendees with outlook on what’s in store regarding safety on the job site. Whether you are a site manager looking to scale up safety measures with drones, or a pilot who is already flying in areas too dangerous for crew to access, this session will give you insight on what to expect in the coming years for safety in construction projects with the help of autonomous inspections.
Zero Incidents
Here with Bechtel we’re a firm believer in Zero injuries. By doing so our drone program has taken a big part in managing no boots on the ground. As for our normal survey duties. Topo’s can take hours and lots on walking or stumbling. Most the time your surface is uneven or a topo has to be done on a incline. Which could cause injuries for a slip trip and fall or any injury in general. Also certain times areas cant be reached without putting yourself in harms way. With drone survey mapping it has lead us in a safer and much quicker data collecting and doing so keeps our empolyees from being around traffic or heavy euipment. Majority of your topo is open fields or next to heavy equipment in our construction work. Drone Survey prevents us for being in blind spots and out of the area completely. Another point of view is our crane inspection this prevents from personal being involved lowering the crane and taking a risk in a injury or incident that may happen. Here onsite we send out our drone for a carne inspection and look for any missing pins or any wear on tear of the crane. DJI’s saftey features play a big part in this were we dont crashing into our equipment the sensors play a big part. While we’re inspecting we can keep a closer eye on the task thats being done. For Example we can watch our cables being taken off the spool or being installed back on the crane no need for a ManBasket which is also another risk task when operating. Im curious to see where this technology takes in the futre and hopefully see some cool stuff along the way.
Randylee Flores, Bechtel
