Back Up Alarms
Back Up Alarms
Why Reversing Alarms?
The rear blind spot is a huge problem for commercial vehicles and machines – in fact reversing vehicles now account for a quarter of all workplace deaths. With 90% of reversing accidents occurring off-road (loading bays, truck parks, quarry sites and warehouses) there has never been a greater necessity to carry out effective risk-assessments of vehicle reversing processes.
A back up alarm can be installed in any commercial vehicle to warn people in the vehicle’s path that it is moving backwards. Introduced in the 1970s, beeping alarms provided a vital step forward in safety, yet over time they have been shown to have several inherent issues; from their environmental impact to concerns about safety and ability to prevent accidents. There is now a much better alternative to the back up beeper with the development of white noise alarms.
Brigade Electronics – at the forefront of reversing alarm technology since introducing the first reversing and warning alarm models addressed the problems of effectiveness of alarms in urban and work environments.
Reversing & White Sound® Warning Alarms
Select an alarm range
bbs-tek® White Sound® Back Up Alarms
bbs-tek® White Sound® alarms are the safest alarms in the world due to their instant locatability and directional sound. The multi-frequency alarms are only heard in the danger zone, thus eliminating noise nuance for local residents. bbs-tek® White Sound® Smart alarms auto-adjust to 5dB above ambient.
bbs-tek® White Sound®
77 to 107 decibels
Instantly locatable sound
Eliminates noise nuisance
Limetime warranty
Medium-Duty Reversing Alarm
Model |
Part Number |
| BBS-97: 97 dB | 0935 |
| BBS-92: 92 dB | 0934 |
| BBS-87: 87 dB | 0897 |
| BBS-82: 82 dB | 0896 |
12-24Vdc
Size (WxHxD)
- 105 x 65 x 37mm (BBS-97/92)
- 105 x 65 x 32mm (BBS-87/82)
Lifetime warranty
High-Voltage Reversing Alarm
Model |
Part Number |
| BBS-82HV: Electric Forklift – 82 dB | 1322 |
36-80Vdc
Size (WxHxD): 127 x 76 x 65mm
Lifetime warranty
SMART bbs-tek® Back Up Alarms
Adjusts to 5-10 decibels
Environments with varying noise levels
Self-adjusting Heavy-duty Alarm
Model |
Part Number |
| SA-BBS-107: 87-107dB | 1400 |
12-24Vdc
Lifetime warranty
Self-adjusting Medium-Duty Alarm
Model |
Part Number |
| SA-BBS-97: 77-97dB | 1399 |
| SA-BBS-97HV: Electric forklift – 77-97dB | 1398 |
12-24Vdc
36-80Vdc (HV)
Size (WxHxD): 127 x 76 x 65mm
Lifetime warranty
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BBS-TI Turn Indicator Warning Alarm
Visual and audible side turn warning for vulnerable road users
Synchronizes bbs sound burst with vehicle indicator flash
No language barrier from traditional speaking alarms
Built-in mute function
Side Turn Warning Alarm
Model |
Product Number |
| BBS-TI: Turn Indicator Warning Alarm – 90 dB | 6235 |
12-24Vdc
2-year warranty
Benefits
Back Up Alarms
Danger Zone
Sound subsides quickly outside of the danger zone, meaning the alarms do not cause noise-nuisance
-5 dB Quieter
White Sound® alarms can operate effectively at 5 decibels lower than conventional beeping alarms
Night-time Deliveries
Sound subsides quickly outside of the danger zone, meaning the alarms do not cause noise-nuisance
Lifetime warranty
all bbs-tek® White Sound® warning and reversing alarms are guaranteed for life.
Instantly locatable sound
Our patented White Sound® alarms are the safest back up alarms in the world and do not cause a noise nuisance. Simple to fit and relatively inexpensive, the ‘ssh ssh’ white noise can be heard extremely clearly in the danger zone, even when wearing headphones or ear defenders or for people who have hearing difficulties. Yet the sound dissipates quickly outside the hazard zone, lessening the environmental impact and the likelihood of noise complaints.
Heard Only Where it Matters
White sound back up alarms use broadband frequencies, giving greater directional information to the ear. This means the sound is instantly locatable – a huge leap forward in terms of safety because even a split-second’s confusion can result in serious injury or death.
Pioneering Back Up and Warning Alarms
Over the decades back up beeper alarms became standard on almost every commercial vehicle. However, concerns began to be raised about their effectiveness in an urban environment or on a work site, where several alarms could sometimes sound at once, making it difficult to establish where the danger was coming from. Additionally, the piercing beeps caused by high-pitched tonal alarms generated countless complaints about noise pollution.
The answer has come in the form of Brigade’s bbs-tek® White Sound® Back Up and Warning Alarms – a revolutionary new generation of alarms that have rapidly superseded the ‘beep beep’ products of the past.
Our bbs alarms are covered by the following patents: AU2007200517, EP1289798B2, CN100488807C, JP4798474B2, NZ522190, GB2345392C, USRE44912
Quiet Vehicle Sounder (AVAS)
Known as an Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS)
The Quiet Vehicle Sounder warns vulnerable road users of an approaching electric/hybrid vehicle.
Since 2010, Brigade has been involved in the QRTV (Quiet Road Transport Vehicles) working group to establish requirements for a UN standard.
Brigade has developed a multi-frequency Quiet Vehicle Sounder, integrating the patented bbs-tek® technology. bbs-tek® uses a wide range of White Sound® frequencies. This enables anyone in the direct path of the vehicle to instantly locate where and what direction the sound is coming from and take evasive action if required. There is no safer alternative.
Make your Fleet Safer
Case Studies
Ferroberica
Discover how Ferroberica improved production, in 2021 by completely renewing its vehicle fleet with a total of 7 telescopic handlers which have been fitted with Brigade’s Frontscan® and Sidescan® ultrasonic detection sensor systems to the front and side of the vehicle and bbs-tek® white-sound acoustic warning system.
FERCAM Logistics&Transport:
Discover how Brigade Electronics partnered with Fercam Logistics to elevate safety standards in logistics operations. Explore our case study to uncover innovative solutions tailored to enhance visibility, efficiency, and overall safety in transportation and logistics.
