In modern warehouse operations, material handling efficiency and on-site safety are two core indicators that determine the overall operation performance, and electric forklifts, as the most widely used core handling equipment, account for more than 60% of the on-site mobile operation scenarios. Many warehouse teams used to take forklift accident analysis as a post-event remedy measure that only starts after a major safety incident occurs, which actually misses a lot of opportunity to optimize the operation system at low cost.

Forklift accident analysis can be embedded into every regular link of daily warehouse operations in a non-intrusive way. For example, the 10-minute pre-shift meeting every day can add the link of sorting out 1-2 minor abnormal cases of forklift operation in the recent period, including the slight scratch between the forklift and the shelf, the accidental drop of small goods during the handling process, so that all operators can understand the potential risk points in the current site environment without generating too much psychological burden. Every week, the operation management team can spend no more than 20 minutes to summarize all forklift-related abnormal records in the week, sort out the common risk scenarios, and make targeted adjustments to the on-site operation rules, such as adding warning signs at the corner of the low visibility channel, and adjusting the passing priority of forklifts and walking personnel in the picking area.

Different from the traditional accident analysis mode that only focuses on investigating the responsibility of operators, the standardized forklift accident analysis system also covers multiple dimensions including site environment, equipment status and operation process. For electric forklifts, it is also necessary to include the data records of vehicle safety assistance system, battery operation status and dynamic feedback of operation actions into the analysis scope, so as to find hidden risks that are easy to be ignored in daily inspection. Long-term practice shows that warehouses that integrate forklift accident analysis into daily operation management can effectively reduce the frequency of safety abnormal events, and the overall handling efficiency will also be improved synchronously due to the reduction of unexpected operation interruptions.

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