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Austria’s longest road tunnel is being comprehensively modernised


Staff within the Arlbergtunnel monitored by Crew Companion

As Austria’s longest road tunnel is being modernised, Identec Options is guaranteeing occupational security: Staff are electronically seen always.

LUSTENAU, AUSTRIA, August 14, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — The Arlberg road tunnel, crucial east-west connection between Tyrol and Vorarlberg, is at present closed till October attributable to a complete modernisation. With a size of virtually 14 kilometres, this single-tube road tunnel is not solely the longest in Austria, but in addition an indispensable winter-safe route for commuters and travellers. After a proud 45 years of operation, the roadway, drainage and tunnel coating are actually being renewed to additional enhance security and efficiency.

Identec Options from Lustenau is fulfilling a particular position on this undertaking: to additional enhance occupational security within the tunnel tube, all 200 individuals working within the tunnel are geared up with digital receivers. On this method, ‘Crew Companion’ makes it doable to find every considered one of them in actual time and to evacuate them in a focused method in an emergency. The answer from Identec Options is utilized in related initiatives worldwide and particularly in mining for personnel monitoring functions.

“With Crew Companion, we have now a confirmed resolution in place that totally routinely registers and shows the placement and actions of all staff within the Arlberg Tunnel,” says ASFINAG Managing Director Andreas Fromm. Lone employee security is important in a tunnel of this proportion.

These important renovation measures on the Arlberg serve the aim of constructing the Arlberg road tunnel even safer for the roughly 8,000 motorists every single day. The modernisation will obtain a major enhance in road security and on the identical time guarantee higher adaptation to present requirements. Because the tunnel is not protected to drive via throughout these modernisation works, there shall be a full closure till 6 October 2023. The price of the tunnel refurbishment is deliberate at 75 million euros.

CREW COMPANION

Crew Companion makes use of a transponder that may simply be carried in a pocket or across the neck.It helps the command to know precisely the place the personnel are always.Within the occasion of an emergency, Crew Companion informs the management room whether or not all personnel have reached the designated security areas or have left the tunnel.

ABOUT IDENTEC SOLUTIONS

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS AG was based in 1999 in Lustenau, Austria. Right this moment, the corporate has subsidiaries in Australia, the USA, Norway, Germany and a gross sales workplace within the UK. IDENTEC SOLUTIONS is a worldwide supplier of modern wi-fi localisation options that enhance effectivity and security in harsh and significantly difficult industrial environments. Its industry-leading digital purposes are utilized in oil & gasoline, container ports, mining & tunnelling and good factories.

For additional info, please go to our web site: www.identecsolutions.com.

Mark Buzinkay
Identec Options
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