CAS & FATIGUE operations where safety distance, slopes or visibility can change within seconds, this type of analysis provides a decisive layer of prevention. The system is designed to meet the intervention requirements of EMESRT Level 9, as well as the interoperability principles defined in ISO 21815.
Complementing this is the anti-fatigue system, which identifies in real time signs of drowsiness, distraction or protocol violations such as improper mobile phone use or driving without a seat belt. Its bodyposture analysis also avoids false alerts and distinguishes between normal manoeuvres and risky behaviour.
Both systems work together through the. torsacloud platform, where data is analysed to improve processes, identify risk patterns and strengthen preventive training, including performance analysis that helps reduce incidents and improve productivity.
These integrated systems are fully operational in mines in Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Australia and Peru, where Torsa says they have shown robustness, reliability and strong adaptability to largescale operations.“ Their performance in demanding environments confirms their value as a key tool to increase productivity, enhance safety and ensure operational continuity without adding burden to the operator. The result is a safer, smoother and more efficient operation: operators work with less stress and greater confidence, and mines achieve a significant reduction in incidents, downtime and operating costs, together with a considerable increase in productivity.”
Optalert’ s Eagle Insights
Optalert, another leader in fatigue and driver impairment monitoring, has launched Eagle Insights, a new AI-powered platform that redefines how fleet managers in highrisk industries manage driver safety and compliance.
The company told IM:“ In sectors like mining and transport, supervisors are increasingly burdened by high volumes of alerts, fragmented data, and time-consuming reporting processes. Critical behavioural patterns can be difficult to identify at speed, limiting the ability to intervene early and shifting attention away from high-risk issues and safety compliance.”
Eagle Insights addresses these challenges by delivering a centralised, userfriendly view of driver behaviour, enabling supervisors to focus on what matters most and make faster, more informed actions. The platform seamlessly integrates with Optalert’ s groundbreaking Eagle suite of products, ultimately transforming how fleets filter, classify, and respond to driver events. This includes Optalert’ s Eagle Industrial System, widely used in a number of major mining operations, which uses wearable glasses equipped with cuttingedge technology, measuring eyelid velocity 500 times per second with a tiny sensor in the frame. This real-time data allows mine managers to monitor operator alertness with unparalleled accuracy, preventing fatiguerelated incidents and safeguarding lives.
Key features of Eagle Insights include AI-powered behaviour detection, where realtime analysis identifies high-risk behaviours, including distraction, mobile phone use, drinking, microsleeps, and non-compliance with safety procedures. Using streamlined dashboards, supervisors can access comprehensive, aggregated views of driver performance, broken down by category and level of risk.
It also brings enhanced usability thanks to a clean, intuitive interface tailored to supervisors’ workflows simplifies decisionmaking and reporting. And by filtering and classifying events, the system ensures supervisors focus on critical issues, reducing noise from less significant events.
“ With Eagle Insights, we aim to reduce the burden on supervisors while enhancing safety outcomes,” says Paul Zubrinich, Chief Marketing Officer at Optalert.“ By leveraging AI, we enable our customers to take proactive, data-driven actions that protect lives and improve operational efficiency.”
He added that Eagle Insights represents a strategic leap for Optalert, reinforcing its position as a leading innovator in mining and transport safety solutions for over 20 years. The initial deployment will focus on major customers in South America, with plans for broader rollouts in 2026.
Mantrac rolls out Cat DSS at North Mara
Barrick Mining Corp recently contacted Caterpillar dealer Mantrac to help resolve a recurring issue on their North Mara gold mine in Tanzania. They were witnessing multiple accidents per year, including one where an operator was driving a truck that rolled over.
Mantrac suggested and implemented stateof-the-art fatigue detection technology via a comprehensive change management program for the site. Caterpillar’ s MineStar™ Driver Safety System( DSS) was deployed to keep operators safe, equipment working and productivity up. Learning from technology that has been tried and tested on 5,000 trucks worldwide, Mantrac designed a total safety and productivity solution that engaged 90 operators of 15 trucks over a three-month transition period. Cat DSS comes under the global OEM’ s MineStar Detect suite of solutions and uses a high-tech camera to monitor eye-closure duration and head pose, then instantly alerts operators via seat vibration and an audio alarm alert the moment fatigue or distraction is identified.
With custom smart bands, operators were also able to manage sleep and fatigue. The trucks were also fitted with AI kits that detect microsleep events and alerts the operator with an audio signal and seat vibrations. A recording of the event is also sent to a team dedicate to managing health and safety on the worksite via SMS. By detecting eyelids closing, eyeball movements, chin orientation and distraction events, this technology from Mantrac caught instances of distracted driving, microsleep, speeding and more. The management received daily incident reports from Mantrac consultants, in addition to data dashboard access.
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