Some of the most serious injuries in warehouses that Ive been involved in were when pedestrians were hit by a forklift. The results are almost never minor. I saw a brilliant, yet simple and cheap, idea yesterday for increasing the safety of pedestrians in warehouses. After a couple of serious incidents and many near misses, this company insists that anyone working amongst racking must place a TurboFlare at each end of the racking. This not only alerts forklift drivers to their presence but reminds them not to step out into the traffic zone without looking.
The Turbo Flare is a very bright rotating LED light that is lightweight and battery powered. The units are shockproof, waterproof and can apparently be run over by a truck! They are also used to mark out runways and as emergency markers on highways for break downs or accidents. Probably a lot of other uses as well.
We did some looking around and best price we found was around $60 including GST and postage. Leave a comment if you would like more info.
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