“Did you know that the leading cause of fatalities for workers in work zones is being run over or backed over by vehicles? While we often worry about construction workers being killed by motorists, road workers working behind the barriers in the work zone are at equal risk of being killed by construction vehicles due to their large blind spots.” – Workzonesafety.org

Backover accidents aren’t new to the construction/heavy industry, but recently the problem has been getting everyone’s attention. In the months of May and June there were nine backover fatalities nationally and NII is ready to take drastic measures to protect lives. NII understands budgets for 2010 are tight so we will do everything we can to help employers protect their employees. That includes lowering the price on the Goblin® Peripheral Vision System™ from $44.95 to $29.95.

“Our evidence suggests that companies who implement effective safety and health precautions can expect reductions of 20% or greater in their injury and illness rates and a return of $4 to $6 for every $1 invested.”- OSHA’s Office of Regulatory Analysis
 

Common elements of backover accidents in work zones include: 1) the victim not hearing back-up alarms 2) the victim working in the blind spot of the equipment that backs over them 3) the victim is struck from behind giving them no warning to get out of harm’s way. Reports from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) state over half of work zone fatalities involve workers on foot who are killed by construction vehicles moving in reverse.

The Goblin® Peripheral Vision System™ meets the new ANSI A10.47 Standard (Sections 5.2.2 & 6.1.1) as a best practice for backover prevention. By expanding the worker’s peripheral vision, Goblin® gives a visual warning of danger approaching them from behind.
A recent study by University of Washington engineering students proved the Goblin® Peripheral Vision System™ “allows the user 8.8 seconds to react to a moving object traveling 5 miles per hour”. Test subjects agreed that the Goblin® is easy to use and they felt safer at a construction site.

Hindsight is 20/20. Protect your workers today with the Goblin® Peripheral Vision System™. To find a distributor near you visit www.hardhatmirror.com or call 360.825.1505.