CAPPAGH Browne adopts technology to reduce dangerous driving behavior by 95%

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A renovated approach in fleet safety after an almost fatal accident that involves one of its drivers has led Cappagh Browne to cut the driver’s adverse behavior by 95% and speeding events in 17%.

The engineering company, based in Enfield, in northern London, serves 1.5 million wastewater customers in Hampshire, Sussex and Kent on behalf of Southern Water.

It specializes in the construction of new water networks, pipe repair and block cleaning.

A robust security culture is essential for business operations, but at the time of the incident I was struggling to track its fleet of 250 vehicles and review the driver’s behavior was demonstrating a long time to carry out on a scale.

The organization was using telematics and campaign cameras, but technology was demonstrating to be outdated and unreliable.

“We would have to manually obtain the memory card before being able to access any forward -oriented footage,” says Matt Reid, fleet chief in Cappagh Browne.

The system was also losing files and offered inaccurate data, so the assignment of security improvements proved to be almost impossible.

It was at this point that Cappagh Browne named Samsara. After a one -month pilot, Samsara installed her vehicle gateway and AI data cameras throughout the engineering company fleet.

This gave the operations staff of CAPGH Browne Complete visibility in vehicle locations, travel terms, hard driving events, inactivity and recorded video. All data are now automatically charged in the cloud.

“As soon as the system records a risky event, I am notified of the review, it is perfect,” says Reid.

With ideas about how drivers act while they are on the road, Cappagh Browne can review and provide training directed in risky behaviors, such as hard braking, safety belt infractions and the greatest criminal: speeding.

“Now, we know where the vehicle is, who drives it thanks to the AI ​​and how they drive it,” says Reid.

“If there is an instance in which a driver needs training, I can get the footage, talk to the driver and make them responsible.”

With Cappagh Browne having access to detailed analysis, monitoring and information about driver’s behavior, he began to create an effective security strategy based on precise and relevant data.

The equipment has also started using video images to inform the training sessions.

“A week after our first security session, we had reduced adverse driving behavior as a hard braking and 95%unleashed driving,” says Reid.

“It’s about consciousness.

“Educating drivers in the best practices around the inactivity of the vehicle is also paying dividends: we have already seen a 10% reduction in the general fuel spending.”

As an additional incentive, the operations team also launched competences that reward high performance drivers in each county with prizes.

“Safe driving is the law, but you can sweeten the deal with some competition, then everyone will compete to be the best,” says Reid.

Investment in safe vehicles

Security technology also had a high level in the essential list when last year invested £ 2.2 million to expand its fleet of vehicle and plants equipment, adding 32 specialized vehicles.

These included an Eight -generation eight -wheeled recycling recycling recycling HGV, a specialized CCTV truck, a four -wheel city flex, 14 new jetheting vehicles, eight new trucks, cranes, waiters and supervisory vehicles.

New vehicles also offer environmental benefits for the organization. For example, recycling HGV, which uses a high pressure water stream to clean and evict locks in drainage and sewerage pipes, uses a process in which jeting water is continually recycled, offering significant savings in water and fuel by minimizing the need to transport water from the process.

The CCTV Browne CCTV truck allows engineers to inspect a sewerage line from all angles, and can use the mobile office on the vehicle site to check the images there and then.

This allows engineers to make quick and decisive decisions regarding the underground pipe network and the best course of action to do the job quickly.

The company has also installed progressive fuel stations (F-POD) in all its courtyards in southern England, providing convenient access for its operations.

The fuel refueling times for service vehicles have been substantially reduced, allowing more simplified operations and better productivity.

The new fuel systems are also designed to minimize environmental impacts by reducing waste and fuel emissions.

Staff welfare

Reid says that emphasizing and prioritizing safety not only reinforces Cappagh Browne’s commitment to a solid culture of security, but also underlines its central value to prioritize the well -being of its employees.

“Our teams attend calls in all climates and, sometimes, during the night, so many of our new vehicles are also equipped with specialized lights and microwaves, boothers, washing facilities, disinfectant stations, as well as technology to solve the problem,” he adds.

Many of these works are found in remote and disconnected sites, where exposure to dangerous gases is a concern, which makes real security monitoring important.

To do this, recently the Gas Connected Gas Detector IO 4 has entered, which uses cell connectivity to transmit information to Cappagh Browne’s systems, allowing supervisors to monitor events.

“Now, we can use real time data to establish who to use in a particular job because we can see what exhibition they have had during the past week,” says Reid.

“Then we can track them safely within the seven -day period to ensure that they do not exceed their exposure limit.”

Since the detector introduced, Cappagh Browne has not experienced any security alarm, but an engineer could use the incorporated alarm to ask for help.

“We had an instance in which a boy was locked up from his vehicle and did not have his phone about him,” says Reid.

“He pressed the alarm button to ask for help and we could get a second game of keys to unlock the vehicle and take it to the road.”

Reid says that the emphasis of Capagh Browne in a culture where each employee feels safe, valued and motivated is essential to maintain a positive atmosphere in the workplace, ensuring both the operational efficiency and the satisfaction of employees.

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