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Enhancing Pedestrian Safety: Overcoming Forklift Safety Challenges
Industrial and warehousing environments often have to deal with the dual challenges of enhancing productivity and ensuring the safety of their workers. Forklifts, while essential for operations, can pose substantial safety risks, especially to pedestrians within the same work area. With the rising number of forklift-related accidents leading to serious injuries or even fatalities, addressing these safety challenges becomes paramount. This blog post will delve into the common risks and provide actionable strategies to enhance pedestrian safety and minimize collision risks in these work environments.
SafeWork 2023 Forklift Safety Blitz
SafeWork NSW: An Initiative Targeting Forklift Safety and Innovative Solutions Amid the rising number of accidents and fatalities involving forklift operations, SafeWork NSW has taken a significant stand. Their regulatory commitment for 2023 emphasizes improving...
Forklift safety procedures: how to make sure no one gets hurt on-site
Forklifts are extremely heavy vehicles. They’re used to lift, stack and transfer heavy loads in worksites such as warehouses, factories, construction yards, freight terminals and shipping yards. If you own a business that uses forklifts on site, you know they’re...
What are your safety officer’s responsibilities to you?
The responsibilities of your safety officer reach far and wide. The safety officer’s job is to ensure: Your work environment is safe You are safe And your company is legally compliant so it can continue operating. Their overarching responsibility is to make sure you...
Safety audits: what they are and why you should conduct them regularly
A safety audit is a process conducted by an internal or external party to identify weaknesses within your company’s safety programs. Unlike a simple spot-check inspection which can be superficial, safety audits go far deeper. They determine whether or not your company...
How to ensure pedestrian safety around forklifts on-site
In a recent industrial workplace incident on the Gold Coast in May, a worker sustained serious leg and shoulder injuries after a forklift struck him while reversing. This was not a once-off incident. Every year since 2012, WorkCover Queensland has accepted an average...
Safety equipment: our top 7 onsite must-haves
Working on any site without the appropriate safety equipment is horribly dangerous. The presence of heavy plant in operation or construction makes it even more so. Without suitable safety equipment, accidents can end in permanent injury or even death. Every worksite...
How to maintain workplace safety and keep your workers out of danger
It goes without saying that workplace safety needs to be managed diligently and looked after with care. When workplace safety is top-of -mind for everyone in the business from the owner, safety manager all the way through to the workers, the risk of onsite injury and...
Maintaining safety around mobile plant onsite: a quick guide
As defined by the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011, a mobile plant is any machine with some form of self-propulsion, usually under the direct control of an operator. This includes earthmoving machinery (rollers, graders, scrapers, bobcats), excavators, cranes,...
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BodyGuard i-Tag Proximity Warning System
Dirt clouds, smoke and dust. Heavy industrial vehicles. Blind spots. Pedestrian employees everywhere. Mix them together and the potential for costly onsite accidents are sky high.
The BodyGuard i-Tag is a pedestrian Proximity Warning system designed to help stop your vehicle operWators and pedestrian staff from colliding into each other, even when visibility is poor. It will help you manage risk, promote safety at work and protect your people.
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