Smart Video & Sensing gains SIL2 accreditation for bridge remote control operation

UK supplier of sensing and detection solutions to the transport industry, Smart Video & Sensing, has achieved a Safety Integrity Level (SIL) rating of SIL2 on a recent project to bring remote control operation to Sandfield swing bridge over the Gloucester & Sharpness canal.
June 27, 2017 Read time: 1 min

UK supplier of sensing and detection solutions to the transport industry, Smart Video & Sensing, has achieved a Safety Integrity Level (SIL) rating of SIL2 on a recent project to bring remote control operation to Sandfield swing bridge over the Gloucester & Sharpness canal.

The Sandfield Bridge operates on average 4,500 times during the seven-month season but at busy weekends during the holiday period can operate up to 80 times in a day. The objective of the project undertaken on behalf of Kier Integrated Services for the Canal & River Trust was to convert the bridge to remote control operation.

The system design incorporated traffic signals, barriers, laser scanners, CCTV, intercom, VoIP, help points and the development of an app from a boater’s smart device to local wi-fi to automatically trigger the opening of the bridge. Barriers and traffic signals on either end of the bridge control vehicular and pedestrian traffic and light signals on the bridge approaches control approaching waterway traffic.

The SIL assessment was undertaken by DNV-GL, a global accredited management certification organisation, on behalf of SVS.

Related Content

  • August 6, 2013
    Monitoring, detection and control systems inside tunnels can do much to improve traveller safety
    ITS technology can do a great deal to improve tunnel safety, as Colin Sowman discovers. It was back in April 2004 that the European Parliament adopted the EU Directive which lays down the Minimum Safety Requirements for Tunnels in the Trans-European Road Network (2004/54/EC). This was the first unitary legislation setting minimum safety standards for European road tunnels and was designed to harmonise the management of tunnel safety at a national level. Operators of existing tunnels have until 30 April 201
    Read More
  • January 7, 2014
    RedFusion gains converts
    RedFusion, RedSpeed’s average speed enforcement system, won a number of converts in 2013 – particularly in the UK where the technology has been type approved for both permanent and temporary installations.
    Read More
  • August 5, 2013
    Travel times halve for tolling converts
    The Port Mann Bridge in Vancouver is a prime example of how the latest ITS systems enable new infrastructures to be built and paid for while still providing additional user benefits. Vancouver has 2.2 million inhabitants and, like so many major cities, is divided into two by a river, the Frazer river. This combination makes Vancouver the second most congested city in North America and the most congested in Canada. Through the middle of the city runs the Trans-Canadian Highway 1 which crosses the Frazer Riv
    Read More
  • September 12, 2022
    Hikvision maximises safety with smart video technology
    Around the world, thousands of people are injured or killed in road traffic accidents every day. To maximise safety for motorists and other road users, cities and highways authorities are implementing smart video solutions that alert emergency teams when an accident occurs in real time – supporting faster responses and potentially saving lives, says Juan Sádaba, ITS business development manager at Hikvision Spain
    Read More

Highlighted Content