How Managers Can Pave the Way to Forklift Safety
Forklift safety has been an issue for years. Forklift safety leaders have tried numerous attempts to reduce the number of incidents in the facility with some success, but certainly not to the level forklift safety leaders would like. Understandably so. To have an employee or a forklift operator get injured or even die as a result of a forklift accident is mentally difficult. That individual made a mark on the company and their presence opens a void that is felt by many.When forklift safety leaders hear about deaths in the news as SIERA.AI reported in December, they begin to wonder, ‘Can it happen here?’ ‘Will it happen here?’ Instead, forklift safety leaders need to rephrase the question and ask themselves, ‘How. How will it happen here?’Think and Design for Forklift Safety
If you were to think about forklift safety within your operation, what would your answer be? Is it tactical in nature, meaning, are you thinking about getting the forklift serviced more often? Buying more safety gear? What is your ‘go to’ answer.Instead, take a big step back. If you’ve had a minor or major forklift accident, instead of just analyzing the accident itself, what if you asked yourself, ‘What were the signs…the early warning signs that put the forklift accident in motion?’ Then, what can be done as a result of this information to prevent it? This is the critical job of a forklift safety leader.3 Key Early Warning Signs to Achieving Forklift Safety
Early Warning Signs. In order to identify the early warning signs, you need data that can be interpreted into useful information. However, be sure it’s from a variety of sources.
Report Incidents
One way to capture data is to ask your facility workers to report incidents. Let them know you value their input and feedback and create an environment where reporting incidents is their contributions to a safe environment. It certainly can help to gain insights from different perspectives. However, not everything will be reported or shared. There’s still missing pieces.
Asking Questions
Capturing information by asking questions to forklift drivers, facility workers and even the pedestrians that come into the facility can gleam insights. Asking questions as a forklift safety leader can give you honest answers with information you didn’t know existed. However, be aware that asking questions can also cause workers to hold information back for a variety of reasons.
Implement Safety Solutions
Managers can now pave the way to forklift safety by utilizing these key warning signs. Remember, all the technology solutions discussed above are from SIERA.AI and all data is captured and graphically represented in a Dashboard.
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