AI Powered Forklift Safety
Did your facility notice the increased budget from OSHA in 2024? There was an additional $106 million given to OSHA to increase staffing and build safety programs in order to promote a more proactive safety culture. We completely support a proactive safety culture as that is what SIERA.AI’s forklift safety system is all about. Proactive safety with an AI powered forklift safety system.
But their efforts don’t stop there. They will be enforcing the Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP), which goes after those companies and facilities that have a pattern of violations. If this includes forklift incidents in your past, then contacting SIERA.AI sales@siera.ai is an absolute must in order to stop forklift incidents from occurring. This includes both pedestrian injuries and object damages.
AI Powered Forklift Safety
Forklifts are a critical tool for material handling, and an AI powered forklift safety system is essential for safety in the workplace. As we had mentioned in a previous blog article, OSHA is beginning to monitor workplace violence. It is on the rise. What concerns facilities is the potential use of the forklift as a weapon. We couldn’t agree more.
This is where forklift access control comes in. This only allows those with authorized access to be able to access and start the forklift. Forklift access control will:
- Only allow those with a PIN number or QR code to gain access to the forklift
- The forklift will only start when the forklift inspection checklist has been completed and passes. Not so fast, using the randomized questionnaire is critical, and if the inspection fails, then notifications are sent in real-time. The forklift will not start.
- If someone else tries to access the forklift, it will not start.
- If the forklift driver is not authorized to be on the forklift, again, it will not start.
- If the forklift has an impact that is above the threshold, the forklift will let the operator know to pull the forklift over as it will shut down in 30 or 60 seconds or a custom setting. The timeframe is up to the safety professional.
The AI powered forklift safety system can deter those from using the forklift as a weapon and keep it away from any potential workplace violence.
AI and Machine Learning is Smart Technology
As many companies are beginning to use wearable technologies, we believe that is great! But that should not include forklifts for safety. That’s because everyone must wear a safety wearable, and there has to be technology that hangs all throughout the entire facility in order for the wearable to work. With forklifts going everywhere, including outdoors, that’s where the technology falls apart.
Using an AI powered forklift safety solution, such as SIERA.AI, you’ll find that wearables are not needed. Our AI powered forklift safety system constantly monitors every 60ms with intelligent cameras. When it identifies a person or object within a predefined distance, it will give an audio and visual warning to the forklift operator to take action.
Now it’s time for you to take action to keep your facility safe as new employees come on board, new mobile AGV and AGC’s begin entering the facility. With more movables and people surrounding them, it is best to do something now to protect for tomorrow.
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It is always best to include the forklift operators so they know that this is not ‘big brother’ spying on them, instead it is helping to keep them and the workers safe. Who wants to have their friend injured? Not the forklift operator. This will proactively prevent it from happening.
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Contact us today at sales@siera.ai or call us at (512) 817 0702.