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Improving Warehouse Safety- How to Get the Safest Forklifts
If you work or have ever worked in a large warehouse then you understand that the highest
proportionsof warehousesare usuallycausedeitherdirectlyorindirectlyby forklifts. Unfortunately
it would be impossible to decide to simply do away with the forklifts and thereby eliminate the
possibility of accidents since they are an integral part of the operations of any warehouse that is
significantly large. So how can you improve warehouse safety in a place that has several forklifts
operating at the same time and where there are blind spots that prevent people from seeing any
forklifts approaching from the opposite side? The solution is to use a forklift arc light.
Unlike the more traditional strobe lights that were commonly used in the past, an arc safety light
allowspeopleinthe house toknowaboutapproachingforkliftsmuchsoonerandgivesthemenough
time to getout of the way before anaccidentoccurs.Strobe lightsusedto be minimally effective as
warning signs but the problem with them is that since they were mounted on top of the forklifts,
people would see them at the same time as the forklift. There is very little sense in trying to warn
people about the approach of something that they can clearly see already. In addition most
warehouse workers often complained that they were a distraction and diverted attention which
increased the chances of an accident taking place. Arc safety lights, on the other hand, are usually
projected on the floor of the warehouse a good distance ahead of the forklifts which means that
workersinthe warehouse are able to see them long before they see the actual forklifts. Plus it has
been found that people are able to see things on the ground faster than they can see things in the
air which makes them very effective warning signs.

Blue LED verses Strobe lights : Forklift safety Lights

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    Blog2: Panaceaco.com Improving WarehouseSafety- How to Get the Safest Forklifts If you work or have ever worked in a large warehouse then you understand that the highest proportionsof warehousesare usuallycausedeitherdirectlyorindirectlyby forklifts. Unfortunately it would be impossible to decide to simply do away with the forklifts and thereby eliminate the possibility of accidents since they are an integral part of the operations of any warehouse that is significantly large. So how can you improve warehouse safety in a place that has several forklifts operating at the same time and where there are blind spots that prevent people from seeing any forklifts approaching from the opposite side? The solution is to use a forklift arc light. Unlike the more traditional strobe lights that were commonly used in the past, an arc safety light allowspeopleinthe house toknowaboutapproachingforkliftsmuchsoonerandgivesthemenough time to getout of the way before anaccidentoccurs.Strobe lightsusedto be minimally effective as warning signs but the problem with them is that since they were mounted on top of the forklifts, people would see them at the same time as the forklift. There is very little sense in trying to warn people about the approach of something that they can clearly see already. In addition most warehouse workers often complained that they were a distraction and diverted attention which increased the chances of an accident taking place. Arc safety lights, on the other hand, are usually projected on the floor of the warehouse a good distance ahead of the forklifts which means that workersinthe warehouse are able to see them long before they see the actual forklifts. Plus it has been found that people are able to see things on the ground faster than they can see things in the air which makes them very effective warning signs.