Harsco’s Protran Technology Unit to Equip Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, CA Metro Networks With Enhanced Track Worker Saf...
September 19 2017 - 4:15PM
Harsco Corporation’s Protran Technology unit, part of the Harsco
Rail division, announced today new orders from the regional transit
districts serving Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, CA to install
enhanced safety systems that alert railway track workers on the
ground before trains enter their work zones. The orders are
scheduled for delivery through the end of this year. Terms
were not disclosed.
The installations will include Protran’s Enhanced Employee
Protection System, the first of its kind in the railway safety
industry to incorporate three-way communication among track
workers, train operators and dispatchers in the central
office. With the Protran system, all three parties are
automatically alerted when a train is approaching a designated work
zone, giving workers as well as train operators an added layer of
accident protection not found in other systems.
These latest orders from the Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority (WMATA) and the Sacramento Regional Transit
District join a growing list of Protran customers nationwide –
including some 25 metropolitan transit networks – who have selected
Protran safety equipment for their track workers as well as vehicle
fleets.
“We’re excited to be leading our industry with products that
protect personal safety,” said Jim Resio, Senior Director of
Protran Technology. “Our mission is to develop and deploy
best in class technology that can help keep potential accidents
from happening.”
In addition to railway worker safety, Protran also produces
safety equipment for the urban transit industry. Protran’s
Safe Turn Alert system incorporates an audible warning message as
well as flashing LED strobe lights to warn pedestrians from
stepping off the curb whenever an approaching bus is about to turn
the corner. Protran’s system has already been installed on
over 5,000 buses at transit agencies across the country, helping to
address a critical need particularly in highly-congested urban
areas where ambient noise and sight distractions are
commonplace. The Amalgamated Transit Union, the largest union
representing transit workers in North America, estimates that
roughly one pedestrian per week is killed by a transit bus in the
United States.
For more information about Protran Technology and its growing
array of safety-related systems, visit
www.protrantechnology.com.
About Harsco CorporationHarsco Corporation
(NYSE:HSC) is a diversified industrial company providing a range of
onsite services and engineered products to basic industries that
support economic growth and infrastructure development, including
steel, energy and railways. Harsco’s common stock is a
component of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000
Index. Additional information can be found at
www.harsco.com.
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