Challenge 5: Safer ground handling operations
The airport environment can be hazardous and accidents happen, so airports have stringent safety standards and practices in place to protect workers and passengers. Ground handling operations are a particular focus, as approximately 27,000 ramp accidents 12 and incidents, injuring 243,000 ground handlers 12 , are recorded globally every year. That equates to one accident per every thousand departures and accounts for 84% of all ground incidents.
Keeping ground handlers safe Ground handlers are required to navigate a ballet of moving aircraft and vehicles on the ramp in the noisiest and most hazardous of environments. Motorola Solutions has an advanced AI-backed noise-cancelling technology to ensure workers can always hear and be heard even if they are standing next to an aeroplane starting up its engines. This, coupled with a broad portfolio of well- designed accessories, high-performance long-life batteries and a wide range of radios suitable for use in hazardous environments, means workers always have all the tools they need to be able to communicate effectively, so they can fully concentrate on the tasks in hand.
We are delighted with our new Capacity Plus system, which offers us robust coverage everywhere we need, both indoors and out. The audio quality is excellent and we love the new R7 radios, which are light and compact, but rugged and waterproof, with a large display and exceptional battery life. Plus, as they are HazLoc certified, we can use them safely out on the runways, which is a huge bonus, especially as the amazing noise-cancelling technology means our teams can hear and be heard, even if they are standing next to a plane starting up its engines. We also know that we can easily expand and develop the system moving forward. Thierry Yeung, Project Leader, Air Mauritius Ltd 8
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