Forklift Pedestrian Monitoring and Telemetry: Can I Get Both?

Forklift monitoring and telematics said in the same sentence. The topic needs to be addressed as this very question ‘can I get both’ has been asked. The quick, short answer is YES, you can have both forklift pedestrian monitoring and telemetry in one forklift safety system solution. It does not…and should not be two separate solutions.

What is Forklift Monitoring and Telematics?

A forklift monitoring and telematics safety system is a solution offered by SIERA.AI. It is the combination of monitoring movements that are associated with a forklift, and tracking and reporting the captured data in the telemetry Dashboard. The combination of forklift monitoring and telematics gives the safety manager an end-to-end view that can be used to make safety decisions to reach a zero-accident-free space.

Why is this Important?

Having an all-in-one system like the SIERA.AI forklift monitoring and telematics safety solution:

• Saves you money – Simply said. If you have a single system, you have everything you need located in one place. If you have two systems to get you what you want, then your information is scattered and difficult to analyze and make good business decisions.
• Single telemetry system – if you have two systems, you have two sources where information is being collected. That can be cumbersome and difficult to analyze. A single system allows you to view all of the information at one time in an easy, graphical way to quickly know what is going on in the facility.
• Reduce confusion – where do you look, which one do you use? This can waste more time and soft dollars trying to figure out what to do, where to look and how to solve the problem on the plant or warehouse floor. You need everyone on the same page in order to make change.

The Evaluation Experience

It’s important to experience how both the forklift monitoring and telemetry system work as one in your operation. That’s why it’s important to try it out for just a week or two. You want to be able to ‘watch’ for yourself what is happening in your facility. The real-time telemetry Dashboard allows you to ‘see’ the results as near misses, forklift impacts are occurring. Now, you really don’t need to watch it all day as you certainly have other things to tend to, but you know you have that option.

Results

Once you capture a week or two worth of results, you’ll have these amazing insights into your facility. You’ll know the total amount of near misses, low impact, medium impact, and high impact along with failed inspections and more. These are the key areas everyone is looking to track. Now that you have the front part (forklift monitoring) and the back part (telemetry) the question is what are you going to do with the results?

Safety Plan

It’s time to develop or modify your safety plan. These special telemetry insights are allowing you to:

• Identify a pattern for near-misses. Where are they occurring and what can you do to the current configuration to make it safer.
• Identify low, medium and high impacts. Again, take a look at the patterns. Where are they occurring and is there something you can change to make it safer? Maybe it’s the same forklift driver…maybe it’s only inexperienced drivers. Any of these situations can be easily rectified by looking at the telemetry Dashboard and making a quick change.
• Explain and train. Explain to the drivers what’s going on and share the results. This will help them to understand what changes need to be made and get their buy-in. They’ll end up training themselves to make the necessary changes.

Have you seen the SIERA.AI S3 Pedestrian Detection System yet? If not, this is the forklift monitoring and telematics system you’ve been searching for. Give it a go. Contact us to set it up at sales@siera.ai.