Identifying, Tracking and Reporting Forklift Near Miss Incidents with AI
Near miss incidents with lifts trucks occur every day within the facility. Today, we rely on the honor system to report near misses. First, you experience what you believe or consider to be a near miss or almost an accident, then you find the paperwork to fill it out and finally hand it in. Sometimes the person filling it out gets questioned about the incident …sometimes not. What we know for sure is that near miss incidents mostly go unreported. Is there a way to report near miss incidents especially for the forklift? With accuracy? And consistently? Let’s investigate.
What are Near Miss Incidents as It Pertains to Forklifts
According to OSHA, near miss incidents is “a potential hazard or incident in which no property was damaged and no personal injury was sustained…” However, as the definition continues, it states that if there was a slight shift or movement then there could have been a bad injury. In addition, OSHA does explain other terms for near miss incidents include close calls near accidents, injury free events or even almost an accident.
OSHA does have a report form for filing near miss incidents. You can find the form here. In the form, you can classify the type of near miss as well as the type of concern. Of course, the form has a place for you to explain the incident and if you believe it violated safety procedures, it allows you to report all information as possible. This allows the company to track incidents and further decide is it a safety issue that needs to be evaluated and fixed by the safety professionals or just evaluate for further evaluations.
How Can Near Miss Incidents Be Improved? Will AI Help?
SIERA.AI’s forklift safety system, S3 pedestrian detection system tracks near miss incidents with AI or artificial intelligence. At any time there is a hard stop or steps that lead up to a potential accident or incident the forklift safety system will track it and label it as a near miss incident. The collection of this data will allow you to analyze the information and gain a deeper understanding of what type of near miss incidents are occurring and even potentially a ‘why’.
How Can Near Miss Incidents Be Improved? Will AI Help?
SIERA.AI’s forklift safety system, S3 pedestrian detection system tracks near miss incidents with AI or artificial intelligence. At any time there is a hard stop or steps that lead up to a potential accident or incident the forklift safety system will track it and label it as a near miss incident. The collection of this data will allow you to analyze the information and gain a deeper understanding of what type of near miss incidents are occurring and even potentially a ‘why’.
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