Reports on Fatalities Come in Each Week. Ready to Change that?

Each week SIERA.AI reports on forklift accident fatalities in our newsletter. Did you get that? If we’re reporting on a death by forklift each week…every year, your turn will soon be coming up if a forklift safety system isn’t purchased and implemented within your facility. What can be done to keep forklift accident fatalities down to a minimum? And you not be one of those statistics?

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What is Forklift Accident Fatalities?

According to the Industrial Truck Association if companies put together and roll out more effective forklift policies and procedures, OSHA predicts 70% of forklift accident fatalities could be avoided. Forklift accident fatalities occur when a mistake is made. Most times, the accident could have been prevented with better and ongoing training and a more proactive forklift safety system like a pedestrian monitoring system.

Forklift Policies & Procedures

Forklift policies are critical for companies to have and implement. Even though most companies have forklift policies, they are not strictly enforced or the forklift drivers find ways around it where it ‘appears’ they are following policy, but in reality, not so much.
One way to ensure a very important policy is to digitize the OSHA forklift inspection checklist. This allows control over the forklift downtime, effectiveness and compliance. In addition, it also allows for a complete report on the answers to the questions.

For more on the S2 digital forklift inspection, get the article here.

Forklift Mistakes that Lead to an Accident

According to OSHA, the most common forklift accident is when a forklift overturns. It accounts for 25% of all forklift accidents. This can include being too close to the edge and driving on uneven flooring. This would mean 25 of the 100 workers that are killed each year would still be alive today. What is the best way to avoid a forklift accident? A pedestrian detection system.

Avoid Hitting Workers and Visitors

Some forklift drivers may say its easier said than done. We’ve heard forklift drivers share a could of their stories. For instance, a forklift driver was driving down an aisle and it was clear. Nobody in its path. As he continued along, a warehouse worker stepped out from beneath the racking system. Another story shared is when the forklift driver checked behind him before backing up. He was well experienced and know what to do. However, in that split second of turning back and moving the forklift, a pedestrian popped up and the driver slammed on his brakes. Luckily, he saw the worker, but that doesn’t always happen.

Forklift Safety System

It’s critical these days to get a forklift safety system, or a pedestrian monitoring system. This is to keep pedestrians safe by notifying the forklift driver with audio and visual cues that a person or an object is nearby. There are many systems out there to choose from, but we believe the S3 Pedestrian Detection System by SIERA.AI with AI technology is the one.

Learn more about the S3 Pedestrian Detection System now.

Summary

Forklift fatalities happen all too often with forklift accident fatalities happening each week. A forklift OSHA compliant and forklift detection system combined, the S3, can bring you to the next level of forklift safety so you can put your efforts elsewhere. Contact us at sales@siera.ai.