Both Forklifts and people are vital to any productive workplace, however the amount of incidents and deaths arising from them working in close proximity is horrendous. More than 56% of forklift deaths occur when coming into contact with people. The cost of this in grief, disability and depression is inconceivable, let alone the cost to the business; and you can’t insure against industrial fines.

A well designed traffic management plan is essential for businesses using forklifts to go forward, as productivity and safety go hand-in-hand. State regulatory authorities have a zero tolerance on mixing forklifts with people, but for many businesses the difficulty is in the lack of knowledge of how to design a plan that achieves the objectives.

Experience does matter in designing traffic management plans, so let us work in consultation with management and workers to achieve the best results.