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Proximity detection sounds simple enough, in principle. In the heavy industry sector, including construction, rail, and manufacturing, proximity detection is understood to mean technology that helps to keep workers away from dangerous vehicles or equipment. And proximity detection technology for harsh work environments has been around for decades, in one form or another. In mining, for example, proximity detection technology was tested as early as the 1990s. So why, then, were there 39 fatal accidents and hundreds of non-fatal injuries caused by collisions with machinery or equipment in the UK between 2020 and 2021?