Top 5 Order Picker Safety Tips
Order pickers are machines that pick individual goods from a racking system for the purpose of fulfilling customer orders. Without this action taking place, companies would not be able to generate revenue.There are numerous types of order pickers on the market and are classified as either low-level order pickers or high-level order pickers. Low-level order pickers typically work close to the ground which the platform can be elevated to reach the first level. A high-level order picker contains a platform and enclosed cab that can rise high into the air. Each has its own capacity limit and can rise as high as 40 feet into the air. We’ve put together some order picker safety tips to help your operation run safely.OSHA Order Picker Safety Tips
OSHA supplies on their website a list of safety approved procedures for operating an order picker. The order picker safety tips are in place in order to keep the operator as well as pedestrians safe. Let’s take a look at a few:Safety Tip #1:
If the order picker platform is at or above approximately 12 feet, do not operate the order picker, meaning do not move or drive the order picker while the platform is elevated. How can you find out if this order picker safety tip is not followed? SIERA.AI’s safety solutions can provide an audible and visual warning and record the movement to the online Dashboard.
Safety Tip #2:
Drive the order picker at a safe speed. You’ve already set limits for what is safe driving speeds, now to enforce it. Why? Everyone has a quota to fulfill and they are trying to do their job to the best of their abilities. So, in order to get to the next location to pick, they’ll try to save some time and get to the next location faster…meaning speed. The SIERA.AI safety systems track the speed of your operators so you can make a decision on how to keep the operator, the product they are carrying and your facility safe.Safety Tip #3:
Maintain a safe distance from other vehicles and pedestrians especially if your platform is even a little bit elevated. Certainly, easier said than done. The order picker operator tries to pay attention to these factors, but accidents happen. SIERA.AI S3 Pedestrian Detection System or S3 PDS will find all of those situations around you by monitoring every 60ms. Once a person or object is detected, it will notify the driver with visual and audio cues so action can be taken.
Safety Tip #4:
Post signs and erect barriers in order to prevent pedestrians from walking into the line of fire! We wish pedestrians would follow the signs or markings on the floor. But we all know it’s not 100% full proof. What is? The same as in Safety Tip #3: the S3 PDS. If a person comes within the pre-defined distance, the S3 PDS will provide the audio and visual cues to notify the operator that a pedestrian is nearby.Safety Tip #5:
Be aware of your environment. This is where injuries most often occur to the operator and anyone around the order picker area. A split second of thinking about lunch, or needing a bathroom break is all it takes to have an accident that results in injury. Be sure to use the S3 PDS to help you monitor your environment. Let it do the job of scanning, monitoring, recording and notifying.Overall…
It’s important that a trained professional takes care of the order picker. Be sure it is inspected on a regular basis to ensure it is in good working condition. We hope the Top 5 Order Picker Safety Tips help you stay safe. Contact us at sales@siera.ai to learn more about the S3 PDS.Book a Risk-Free Trial
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