The Journey to Fewer Factory Accidents: ELOKON's Safety Culture Initiative
Factory accidents, especially when forklifts are involved, present serious workplace hazards that can be fatal and cause expensive downtime and costly damage to the MHE and factory space. Even though intralogistics teams may follow governmental regulations, forklift accidents still occur. That’s why at ELOKON we’ve developed a portfolio of safety and assistance systems to prevent forklift injuries and forklift deaths.
We’ve created ELOKON solutions with the latest in cloud, Lidar, and UWB wireless technology for quick and seamless safety communications. However, our industry-leading safety solutions are made possible with our 38+ years of intralogistics safety experience. Here, we’ll explore our commitment to safety and why ELOKON solutions make a difference. We’ll also discuss how OSHA accidents occur in intralogistic workplaces. Lastly, we’ll briefly review how ELOKON solutions prevent forklift injuries and forklift deaths. The journey to fewer factory accidents hasn’t been easy, but here at ELOKON, we’re dedicated to making safety simple for warehouses and manufacturing operations across the world.
ELOKON’s Commitment to Safety
Our team creates effective and feasible safety and assistance systems that warehouses and distribution centers rely on worldwide. Our sensor, cloud, and wireless technology allow us to pioneer the field of advanced intralogistics safety. Adhering to governmental safety guidelines is incredibly important, but sometimes an extra layer of security is needed to avoid factory accidents involving forklifts. Let’s explore how ELOKON successfully designs and implements our safety and assistance systems.
Award-Winning Innovative Technology
To date, our team at ELOKON has won 7 awards for excellent solutions and has earned partnerships with Amazon, Stöcklin AGVs, and DSM. This is only possible through our dedication to developing safety systems that prevent forklift accidents and forklift deaths. With Lidar or UWB technology, MHEs can sense pedestrians, objects, and other vehicles in the vicinity and slow down or brake as needed. This technology is applied to all of the products in our portfolio of solutions, including zoning, proximity detection, and indoor/outdoor speed control safety systems. By working closely with each of our clients, we’re able to recommend solutions based on their safety needs in order to safeguard their workforce.
Implementing Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 is the Fourth Industrial Revolution – it’s here and already transforming how companies conduct business. Industry 4.0 relies on the use of smart data and analytics, driven by AI to improve operations. At ELOKON, we build cloud and wireless safety systems that employ real-time data and location processing for enhanced team communication. Our solutions rely on powerful analytics that allow teams to identify strengths and pinpoint inefficiencies.
Sustainability
Our commitment to planning for the future allows our team to foster valued relationships with our clients over time. Because we focus on long-term growth, we’re able to create solutions that make sense for long-term sustainability. We prioritize financial stability, which allows us to create trusted solutions from thorough research and industry expertise.
Award-winning technology, incorporating Industry 4.0, and sustainability allows us to innovate safety and assistance systems that keep workforces safe. Factory accidents can still occur even after the minimum governmental guidelines are followed. OSHA accidents are serious and can be fatal, which is why implementing extra workplace protections is so critically important.
Preventing OSHA Accidents in Intralogistics
As the United States’ Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA provides weekly reports of occupational fatalities and deaths. These OSHA accidents can be devastating to the employee, their family, and their company. Yet, these statistics serve as an example of how factory accidents still occur and that companies can do more to protect their employees. In addition to following OSHA guidelines like training, certification, completing pre-ops checklists, the intralogistics sector now has the technology to go one step further in safety. While following governmental safety guidelines doesn’t always prevent accidents, implementing another layer of safety can protect your workforce better.
Intralogistics companies should do their due diligence to prevent OSHA accidents in their workplaces. Not only are they injurious or fatal to employees, but accidents can cause damage to work floor vehicles and costly downtime. Implementing our safety systems is fast and simple, and our solutions protect workers worldwide. Next, we’ll explore some ELOKON solutions that prevent forklift injuries and deaths in the workplace.
Preventing Forklift Injuries and Forklift Deaths with ELOKON
Factory accidents can put a serious pause on warehouse operations. However, ELOKON solutions make it easy to prevent forklift injuries and forklift deaths. By safeguarding drivers, pedestrians, and objects throughout the warehouse, our technology can create a safety ecosystem so that the many aspects of the work floor are well protected. Here are the many ways that ELOKON solutions safeguard the intralogistics work environment.
Forklift Management and Positioning System
Efficiently managing your forklift fleet is the first step in ensuring safety throughout the warehouse. Allowing authorized operators to drive forklifts, completing pre-ops checklists, and managing maintenance schedules keep drivers and pedestrian workers safe. ELOfleet is our smart cloud-based forklift fleet management system that has these features and more.
Speed Control, Proximity Detection, and Zoning
Speeding and blind spots in the warehouse can lead to unnecessary factory accidents. While operators can drive at maximal speeds in outdoor working areas, they must slow down when transitioning back inside. ELOspeed is ELOKON’s solution for indoor/outdoor speed control that uses configurable radar detection to slow down forklifts. When inside a warehouse, forklifts share a work floor with other vehicles, pedestrians, employees, and objects. ELOshield protects against collisions with its proximity detection system. ELOshield includes ELOshieldGO (vehicle to pedestrian protection), ELOshieldDRIVE (vehicle to vehicle protection), ELOshieldZONE (zoning protection), and ELOshieldSPEED (zoning speed adaptation).
VNA Protection
Very narrow aisles (VNAs) keep warehouses organized and optimized. Still, objects, workers, and vehicles need to occupy VNA space to get the job done. This close proximity inherently creates collision hazards, which is why we’ve developed ELOprotect, ELOprotect ACS, and ELOassist to prevent collisions in VNAs. ELOprotect and ELOprotect ACS use intelligent laser technology to stop or reduce the speed of the vehicle in the VNA. ELOassist is designed to prevent collisions between raised cabs and pedestrians, other vehicles, and objects.
Increase Worker Safety with ELOKON Solutions
At ELOKON, we’re dedicated to providing the intralogistics sector with the technology needed to prevent forklift accidents. With over 4,250 clients worldwide, we’re improving worker safety in warehouses and distribution centers across the globe. Our solutions can prevent forklift injuries and forklift deaths while safely boosting team productivity. Contact us at ELOKON today to explore our portfolio of solutions and find which ones can safeguard your workforce.