What are AI-based Forklift Safety System Contributions to Safety I and II
Does Safety I and Safety II still matter? These are common sense concepts that are in place today, that are important to think about. However, a lot has happened over the years and technology has been added to the mix. Some more sophisticated than others. But one technology can and has made more impact. That’s what we’ll talk about today. AI contributions to Safety I and II. Let’s find out.
AI Contributions to Safety I and II
Before a deeper discussion on AI contributions to Safety I and II, let’s first define the original concept.
Safety I: Safety I can be considered ‘reactive’ safety. This means you try to fix the problem after an incident occurs. This is how we got safety guards, horns and blue lights. These are considered reactive safety measures.
Safety II: Safety II is deemed a ‘pro-active’ safety measure. This is taking a look at what may or can happen. Here we are identifying and learning to overcomes these safety risks. The difference between Safety I and II can be best explained with an example. Let’s say a forklift hit another forklift. Safety I says the incident was caused by the two forklifts working too close together. Safety II asks why were the two forklifts that close together. Were they aware that they were that close.
Forklift Safety System is a System I or System II
A forklift safety system is clearly a System II type of a solution. That’s because the AI-based system is proactively searching for potential incidents and warning forklift operators before it begins. What’s making this a proactive system? Let’s find out.
- Telemetry Dashboard: We’re starting here because this is where all of the data goes that the forklift safety system is collecting. So, when you go through the following bullet point, know that the safety professional can review the data and take corrective action knowing that with each change made based on factual data, you are reducing risk in order to achieve a goal of zero accidents and zero damages to have a zero spending in each of these categories.
- Near Misses: Near misses are proactive safety with AI technology. It is constantly watching and when something happens that has the symptoms of risk, accidents or impacts of whatever size including hitting the braking system hard, it is identify these as near misses. Add the GPS technology, and you know where it is occurring. Count those up and you’ve identified your hot spots and can take corrective action.
- Pedestrian and Object Detection: The most proactive way to avoid accidents and injuries. It knows what an object is and what a person is and gives the correct identification warning to the forklift driver. No longer do you have to wait, AI is telling you with enough time and what the danger is. You can’t get batter than that…or can you?
- How about taking action if the forklift operator fails to take action? This is the AutoSlow to a Safe Stop. We’re still relying on the driver to take action and do the right thing. What if the driver does not? This AI technology will warn the driver, and if the driver doesn’t do anything about it, the forklift safety system will override the driver and begin to slow the forklift down automatically. This is the ultimate in safety and gets you to zero.
AI contributions to Safety I and II is apparent and saves lives and damages in the facility. With the ultimate in safety, the question is why don’t you have it yet? Get your demo going today.
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