The UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) statistics show that around a quarter of all transport related accidents at work involve forklift trucks. They advise that accidents involving forklift trucks are often due to poor training and supervision and have published an Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) to improve forklift truck safety at work.
Pedestrian Safety In The Vacinity of Forklift Trucks
Many accidents in the workplace involving forklift trucks also involve fellow workers on foot.
The HSE state that “by law, pedestrians or vehicles must be able to use a traffic route without causing danger to the health or safety of people working near it”. A section of their website deals with separating pedestrians and vehicles.
At Truck Guard we have added some equipment to our range to help forklift truck operators meet their obligations to keep the workforce safe.
Forklift Truck Safety Blue Spotlight
Our blue safety spotlights have two energy efficient LED lights which project a beam of blue light forward or backward, placing a large blue spot on the ground to warn pedestrians to look out for approaching danger. These lights reduce the risk of a pedestrian being unaware of the proximity of a forklift truck on blind corners.
Forklift Truck Red Safety Rail lihts Our forklift truck red safety rail lights create a visial perimiter around the forklift truck warning people in the vacinity to keep outside the area and comply with health and safety regulation. Keeping pedestrians ourside this danger zone helps prevent all kinds of accident and the size of the exclusion zone can be easily adjusted by altering the angle of the lights.
Many of our camera systems can also be used with forklift trucks to both improve safety and efficiency by giving clear views of blind spots. One easy to use system has a magmount wireless camera to allow it to be moved wherever needed on the truck.
Magnetic Mount Rechargeable Wireless Digital Camera System< with 7″ Monitor
Move this camera exactly where you need it to get the perfect view, then move it again and again. Get a clear view of whats going on around the forklift truck on the in cab monitor.
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Tel: 0800 195 8507
Email: info@truck-guard.co.uk
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