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SAFETY

Forklift perimeter lights

improve safety

600SA Holdings has introduced new safety perimeter lights on all its CT Power forklifts for
enhanced safety in warehouses

ith forklifts constantly moving items from one employees to see the equipment from any
place to another and visibility often compromised angle.
Wby narrow aisles and high stacking, the industrial
equipment environment presents an element of risk. In addition, a blue laser light projects
2m onto the floor from the back of the
At their busiest, warehouses can become sites of forklift, creating an early warning signal
accidents or injuries if employees are not constantly vigilant for anyone in close proximity to the
or don’t have the right tools to do their jobs. Even the best machine when it reverses.
warehouse optimisation tools cannot make up for human
error caused by a lack of concentration. Pretorius says the lights are an
ingenious way of alerting warehouse Sonia Pretorius, 600SA’s
With this in mind, 600SA Holdings, a division of EIE employees to the whereabouts of the Inland Sales Manager.
Group, a materials handling and industrial equipment group forklift at any given time. “Considering
of companies, has introduced safety perimeter lights as a the tight spaces that forklifts and people negotiate in
standard feature on all its CT Power electric forklifts. warehouses and the overall focus on safety, it is surprising
that CT Power is the only forklift distributor that offers
600SA’s Inland Sales Manager, Sonia Pretorius, says these types of lights as a standard feature.”
safety is paramount for all 600SA-associated products.
“In addition to urging our customers to provide training for She says the safer a work environment is, the more
their forklift drivers, we have now ensured that our CT Power productive employees are. “In fact, a 2017 Harvard study
forklifts are the most visible machines in any distribution indicated that safety in the workplace made employees feel
centre, reducing pedestrian injuries and possible disabilities more engaged and increased productivity by 12 percent.”
by up to 40 percent.”
“Not only do safety measures make people feel better
Red laser lights are projected onto the warehouse floor about where they work, they also result in less downtime due
from the sides of the forklift, creating a highly visible red, 1m to the reduction of accidents and injuries. This leads to greater
perimeter or ‘barrier’ around the forklift. This allows warehouse efficiency and productivity – a win-win situation for everyone.”

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