How do you prevent accidents with forklifts in environments where work and private life intertwine? Realizing a traffic or line plan is often difficult in practice and only verbal agreements can cause ambiguity. By expanding the forklift with various safety options, it becomes even more visible, which reduces the risk of accidents.
How is the safety of your forklift? Before you start taking safety measures, it pays to map out the current situation. Which routes do the machines take? Where do vehicles and people meet and at what points do they intersect? A risk scan can help to create clarity. You can then take stock and determine which warning signals you want to equip your forklift with.
Forklift Safety Options
Modern forklifts can be expanded with various acoustic and visual safety options. A relatively simple option is the BlueSpot. This is a blue or red light that is projected onto the floor when the lift truck is moving forward or backward. The light warns people that a forklift is nearby.
Jungheinrich forklifts can be equipped with the BlueSpot and countless other options, such as an automatic parking brake that prevents uncontrolled rolling off on slopes, viewing mirrors, a closed seat belt or automatic speed limitation when cornering. The latest EFG 6-series forklifts are equipped with addedVIEW, a system with four digital cameras that provide a complete picture of the forklift and its surroundings.
Better vehicle control
Safety options significantly reduce the risk of accidents. To guarantee safe use of the forklift, drivers can follow a forklift training course. During the forklift training, forklift drivers learn, among other things, to estimate dangerous situations and to recognize defects in the forklift. Ultimately, good vehicle control ensures greater control of the forklift and therefore a safer agricultural environment.
Would you like to discuss the safety options for your forklift or obtain your forklift certificate? Then look at jugheinrich.nl/boerenbusiness† Or for more information contact us on tel. 0172-44 67 89 or info@jungheinrich.nl.