Camera safety system for aerial device

A safety system for aerial devices comprising:

• a vehicle;
• an arm coupled to and extendable from a portion of the vehicle;
• an aerial bucket coupled to a distal portion of the arm;
• and
• a data collection device that is coupled to the aerial bucket and electrically isolated from the vehicle and the arm, the data collection device comprising:
• a power source;
• at least one data capture device connected to and configured to receive power from the power source, the at least one data capture device including a camera;
• a wireless transmitter connected to the power source, wherein the wireless transmitter is communicably coupled to the at least one data capture device and configured to transmit data captured by the at least one data capture device;
• and
• a housing coupled to the aerial bucket, wherein the power source and the wireless transmitter are contained within the housing and the data capture device is coupled to the housing, wherein the at least one data capture device is coupled to a surface of the housing and arranged to capture data that includes video data of an operator inside the aerial bucket, and the data capture device is controlled to capture data based on signals indicating at least one of a status of a power take-off (PTO) of the vehicle, a position of a transmission of the vehicle, a position of the aerial bucket, or a position of the arm.