How New Worksite Lighting Technology is Keeping Jobsites Safer

Every job that uses heavy equipment juggles productivity and safety. You can’t afford to take chances with worker wellness, but some safety measures can add pressure when project timelines are tight. The solution? Safety measures that can actually enhance worker productivity while also keeping them safe – and modern heavy equipment lighting combines the best of both worlds.

Emerging lighting technologies that keep workers safe

Bright, efficient light emitting diodes (LEDs) on heavy equipment have become the leading way to enhance visibility on worksites – and the features of well-optimized LEDs go far beyond adding light to dark areas. These are just a few types of lights that can improve safety and visibility on jobsites:

Why today’s worksites need smarter heavy equipment lighting

In the past, work safety lights – typically halogen bulbs – were made to just fill an area in front of a vehicle with light or stuck on the side of a vehicle to make it as visible as possible. That was helpful for reducing accidents caused by things you can’t see while in a vehicle – especially on the third shift, underground, or wherever visibility is tough. But it also led to alarm fatigue, which desensitizes workers to the din of attention-grabbing beams, beacons, and beeps they’re exposed to during shift, which can actually increase accident rates.

 

But the reality is that work vehicles do a lot more than move forward and backward. They have swinging crane arms, front-loading forks, and other tools that can create danger zones around them for yards.

 

Today, heavy equipment lighting doesn’t have to just illuminate what’s around you. It can enable communication between workers that prevents accidents, reduces downtime, and improves the comfort and satisfaction of your team. Whether it’s on a construction site, mining rig or a drilling pad, LEDs and sensors can easily replace halogen lights and integrate into vehicle design to make equipment, workers, and jobsites safer – all without interrupting productivity.

Illuminating the future of worksite safety

Of course, better tools don’t automatically mean better safety. Every safety solution needs to be part of a larger commitment to safety, and heavy equipment LEDs make it easier to create a safe jobsite that doesn’t hold workers back from doing what they do best.

 

From OEMs designing a new vehicle or a crew leader upgrading from halogen, anyone who uses heavy equipment needs a partner who knows the hazards of the jobsite. With decades of experience designing and manufacturing vehicle lighting solutions in major industries, J.W. Speaker creates the lighting solutions of tomorrow – and we never stop innovating to anticipate what today’s equipment needs to work better, brighter and safer on the job.

 

Find out more about our range of high-quality, reliable warning and safety LED work lights on our World of Safety site.

About J.W. Speaker

J.W. Speaker is focused on developing innovative, high-performance vehicular lighting solutions for OEM and aftermarket customers around the world. Specialized in LED and other emerging lighting technologies, J.W. Speaker is proud to design, manufacture and assemble products in Germantown, Wisc. For more information, contact J.W. Speaker at (800) 558-7288 or news@jwspeaker.com.

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