Can Forklift Impact Detection Improve Forklift Driver Safety?
Unless your company has experienced a forklift accident that includes a pedestrian, companies have set their sites on reducing damages in the workplace. This is where forklift impact detection improve forklift driver safety. How can the technology help you control the damages and the cost that follow?
What is Forklift Impact Detection?
Forklift impact detection measures the force and records it in real time digitally. The impact is measured in G-force, which is 22mph for every G-Force. So 1 G = 22mph and so forth. Included with forklift impact detection by SIERA AI, is the tracking of when it occurred, meaning date and exact time as well as who was on the forklift during the time of impact. The reporting structure has a GPS as well as hot spot which shows on a map where the majority of the impacts occur within the facility. This is key in order to manage the risk and reduce it moving forward.
Why Monitor Forklift Impacts?
All companies are trying to get better or more efficient and effective to serve their customers in a more meaningful way. When forklifts bump, hit and damage the facility and/or other equipment, slows down the operation as well as costs the company hard earned revenue. It can also cost the company in downtime. If the forklift is not operational, even if it is replaced by another forklift, it still costs the company revenue.
What do the Trends Say?
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported that every year, 1 out of every 10 forklifts will be involved in an accident, this can be both pedestrian as well as impacts. Safety and Health Magazine published an article that discussed the 5 key elements of forklift safety.
Benefits of Impact Detection
Capturing impacts in real-time and recording it in our telemetry Dashboard is key to reducing impact in the facility. In the Dashboard, it will graphically report the low, medium and high impacts which was determined by you upon setup. As impacts occur within the facility, it automatically records them including the ‘who’.
However, if you want to know ‘who’ was behind the controls of the forklift, SIERA AI’s forklift safety system mas the option of turning on the picture taking. This means that when an impact occurs, a picture will automatically be taken so you know what was occurring during the time of impact. In order to improve driver skills, knowing how to help them improve is essential. You’ll know what actions need to be taken by looking at the picture. That’s because we’re taking a picture of the driver. It’s a safety feature that customers have found that benefits all involved. The driver included, is no longer frustrated with going through the basics of training. They receive tailored training that allows them to improve on their skills.
When Asked…
Yes, our forklift safety system does improve forklift driver safety. Now it’s your turn to bring it into your facility for safety. Contact us today to get started.
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