How Can You Save Money When a Forklift Fails
When a forklift fails, the first thing that you think about is, “How much is this going to cost me?” What if we reword that and said, “How much will I save when the forklift fails?” Is that possible? Can you really save money if and when the forklift fails? Well, we think so.
What Happens When a Forklift Fails?
When a forklift fails, it means that during the forklift checklist inspection, a mechanical issue was discovered with the forklift. A number of issues can occur during a forklift inspection. Some of the most common failures according to law firms include:
- Radiator brakes down, the engine overheats
- Excessive wear of the tires
- Faulty steering wheel due to transmission fluid or worn-out gears
A forklift inspection needs to be documented so if and when OSHA comes to your facility for an inspection, you have documentation to prove that a forklift inspection was competed. Many times, the forklift inspection is done on paper, including sheets or booklets. Can you really know why a forklift failure happens when it’s all on paper? Well, if you are the type to review the booklets or papers each week and can track it in your head…great. But there certainly is a chance of getting it wrong.
Digitizing the Forklift Inspection
Digitizing the forklift inspection is the first step to saving you money. This means technology is driving the forklift inspection, ensuring that the inspection is done. Now, with the S2 Digital Inspection with Impact Monitoring, the forklift operator will not be able to operate the forklift until the inspection is complete. Once it is, then the forklift will allow the operator to move forward with his/her orders for the day.
Let’s go back to answering the questions. The questions can be answered in one of two ways. The manager can choose a static checklist, similar to the paper-based checklist, or it can be answered by randomizing the questions…AND the answers. This way, you are getting a better and more truer reading of the health and safety of the forklift.
Results of the Forklift Inspection
The benefit of knowing a forklift failure is the timing. During a paper-based inspection, you may or may not know for a few days or even a week, as most managers check the paper-based inspections every week. For an electronic forklift inspection, the notification is immediate to your email or text. There is your first cost savings. The forklift is not out of service, sitting on the side, it’s productive. That’s because maintenance, safety manager and any other critical individuals will know immediately when the forklift fails. They will determine the problem, get it resolved and back into production. Do you know what the cost of downtime is for that forklift…even if it one of your ‘spares’?
Dashboard Analytics
Now let’s take saving money to the next level. Analytics. The SIERA.AI Dashboard is full of golden information. If you are using the S2 Digital Checklist with Impact Monitoring, you will be able to know which forklift fails most often, (and decide what to do with it), understand why it is failing (is it the same problem over and over, or is it different each time), track your high level impacts from medium and low level impacts and analyze if it is the same person or different operator for the high and medium impacts. If it is the same, now you know you can either continue training or reassign them to different tasks to complete for the company.
What is the cost of an impact? Now, what is the cost when an impact is avoided? Or ensuring that it doesn’t happen again as the issue was caught and corrected? According to our customers, it has saved them thousands of dollars each month. Times that by a full twelve months, and that is a lot of cost savings.
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