No More Pencil Whipping with the New Digital Forklift Safety
Digital forklift safety is the new way to eliminate the paper-based forklift inspections that sit in binders or in ever growing piles on a shelf gathering dust. What can you do with all those piles of paper? Nothing really. However, the piles of paper can only grow if the forklift drivers are actually filling them out. Better yet, only if the forklift operators are filling them out accurately. That’s the true challenge. Digital forklift safety can help bring control over your forklifts.
What is Digital Forklift Safety?
Digital forklift safety takes the paper-based forklift inspection and digitizes it for OSHA compliance. OSHA compliance is where a company adheres to the OSHA regulations that are set forth for the various areas of the business including forklift safety. The digital forklift safety takes the OSHA forms and digitizes the questions and answers along with other critical questions that you, the company want to gather during the course of the forklift inspection. All the data captured is sent to and kept in a telemetry Dashboard where the history can be stored and analyzed.
Pencil Whipping Forklift Operators
Most forklift operators are guilty of pencil whipping. If a forklift operator has filled out the OSHA compliance forklift inspection 5 times a week for the past year, it’s safe to say that the forklift driver knows every question and answer and the order it comes in. After a while, the operator will simply checkmark the box without inspecting the forklift in a thorough and accurate way. But there is value in capturing that information.
What Those Forklift Inspection Sheets Say
Forklift inspections can tell a lot about the health of the forklift. That’s the whole reason why they are filled out in the first place. It’s not just to make OSHA happy, it’s so the forklift and forklift driver can remain safe. But ensuring the key components of the forklift are in good working order, the forklift won’t break down. Maintenance takes care of all the forklift trucks and tries to keep them in good running order. But when the forklift inspection isn’t filled out with the truth, then how can they stay on top of the forklift’s health? They simply can’t.
Digital Forklift Inspection
SIERA.AI S2 digital inspection with impact detection gives you what you need to capture the information digitally. Let’s discuss the step-by-step process for what the forklift operator experiences:
Step 1: Forklift operator scan their badge. The badge or PIN number is what gives authorization to access the forklift. Only those that are certified will be able to access the forklift.
Step 2: Fill out the digital inspection checklist. Again, the forklift will not be able to go if they inspection was not completed. Here’s the best part. The questions and/or the answers can be randomized. Yes, you can keep them static, or you can turn on the random option by simply turning it to the ‘on’ position in the back of the telemetry Dashboard.
Step 3: When the forklift operator is in motion, the S2 begins to track near misses and low, medium and high impacts. If a forklift inspection fails, notifications are sent to those who need to make decisions about the forklift truck. Who do you want to receive the notification?
All information is captured and tracked in the telemetry Dashboard for analysis so you know exactly what’s going on in your facility. Great insights to know what you need to do to make the facility as safe as possible for the moving vehicles in your facility.
Telemetry Dashboard
All information is stored in the telemetry dashboard. This will help keep maintenance ahead of the game so the forklifts don’t break down and keep running at maximum potential. The Dashboard is also used to track failed reports, near miss tracking as well as low, medium and high impact tracking. What decisions can you make with this type of data?