Tag: Backfires
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When Safety Tech Backfires: Why Over-Engineered Systems Can Put Construction Workers at Risk
Busy constructions sites are a gauntlet. In any given shift, workers may have to navigate between excavators swinging loads, delivery trucks reversing into tight spaces and forklifts moving heavy pallet loads back and forth. In these high stakes environments, safety systems are deployed with the very best of intentions – preventing collisions, protecting pedestrians and…