Vehicle Warning Module

Vehicle Warning Module (VWM) – The VWM can be installed at any convenient location where its LED is visible to the operator and the sounder can be heard. The only constraint to mounting the VWM is that the six-foot cable from the VWM must be able to reach the Generator. A permanent magnet on the back of the VWM facilitates installation onto any steel member. Figure 4 shows a typical mounting location on the upper front cross-member of the PIT. This location also is favorable for another function of the VWM – generating a silent zone for the PIT operator. The silent zone allows the operator to wear an active PAD inside the operator’s cage without creating nuisance alarms to himself/herself and other PITs. However, when the operator leaves the PIT, the operator is protected just like any other pedestrian. With the VWM installed midway across the PIT, the silent zone normally just fills the operator’s cage.