Heads-Up is a helmet mounted device that warns workers of dangerous falling objects and limbs, giving them critical seconds to react. This patent pending device is currently in development, focusing on logging and construction applications.
Our vision: make overhead hazard detection and alerting accessible and automatic for crews in the field. We’re collaborating with loggers and builders to bring the right technology to the jobsite.
Uses a combination of machine vision and doppler radar (in development) to monitor above-head zones for falling limbs, tools, or debris.
Audible and haptic cues designed to cut through noise and PPE.
Our goal: warn before impact so crews can respond in time.
Branch snap, barber-chair, hangers—crews face unique overhead risks. Heads-Up is designed with input from loggers to detect limb fall and publish alerts through saw noise and PPE.
Cranes, tools, forms, and debris can fall without warning. Our system aims to add a proactive layer to the PPE stack and site safety plan.
We started Heads-Up Safety Systems because of risks facing loggers. With hands-on experience in forestry, Tanner saw firsthand how fast a limb or top can snap and how little time crews have to react. That real-world perspective shaped our goal: a proactive alert system that buys workers seconds before impact.
In 2025, our team won the NYS Mohawk Valley Business Plan Competition, which helped accelerate our development and industry outreach.
Sources: BLS CFOI; OSHA Construction eTool; NIOSH struck-by analyses. Figures summarized; local risk profiles vary.
With experience in forestry, Tanner has seen firsthand the dangers of falling limbs and struck‑by hazards. His background inspired the vision for Heads-Up Safety Systems and drives a focus on practical, field‑tested innovation.
Isaiah brings technical skill and development focus to the team. He leads much of the research and development behind the Heads-Up system. (More details coming soon.)