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Miller Ingenuity: ZoneGuard Roadway Worker Protection System

Miller Ingenuity

ZoneGuard is an electronic roadway worker protection system that’s been used to protect freight and transit workers in active work zones, including rail yards.The system works as a secondary warning device to help prevent common human error factors that contribute to close calls and tragic accidents such as fatigue, distractions, miscommunication, and inexperience.The system includes patented multiple and diverse sensor technologies that work together to ensure track vehicles are detected consistently and accurately every time and in all conditions. Its proven accuracy helps eliminate the chance of false alerts, that when occurring frequently, can give a false sense of security or wrongfully establish complacency among work crews.The ZoneGuard fixed system provides 24/7 train tracking capabilities while being online ready to use by any number of roadway workers with no configuration or setup required. Our patent pending ZoneGuard yard protection system uses our unique train detection technology and the setup from our fixed system to warn workers within a rail yard of any incoming track vehicles or cars being shoved into the facility. Train detectors determine if track vehicles are entering or exiting the facility and workers will receive alerts from their wearable devices and the Train Alert Modules mounted throughout the yard.The ZoneGuard portable kit is durable and lightweight enough (just under 5lbs) to easily transport the equipment to each jobsite and it can be setup in minutes. The portable kit’s detection and alerting system can be tailored for each customer’s unique operating environment.