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Proximity Warning System - SIERA.AI

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Proximity warning system for forklift safety system, warning sounds and worker awareness for facilities SIERA.AI. When a proximity warning system alarm sounds from the material handling vehicle to the forklift operator, is the worker aware of the approaching danger? As many have tried with blue lights and loud beeping sounds when the lift truck comes to the end of an aisle, it doesn’t always work. Maybe the beeping sound to the pedestrian is from the next aisle, or the light doesn’t seem to be as far as they may think it is. Are we relying on the worker to be diligent, or lift truck driver to be fully aware even while working, or do they both need a bit of assistance. Let’s take a further look as to how technology within the proximity warning system and other measures can help keep accidents dormant. When a proximity warning system alarm sounds from the material handling vehicle to the forklift operator, is the worker aware of the approaching danger? As many have tried with blue lights and loud beeping sounds when the lift truck comes to the end of an aisle, it doesn’t always work. Maybe the beeping sound to the pedestrian is from the next aisle, or the light doesn’t seem to be as far as they may think it is. Are we relying on the worker to be diligent, or lift truck driver to be fully aware even while working, or do they both need a bit of assistance. Let’s take a further look as to how technology within the proximity warning system and other measures can help keep accidents dormant. A proximity warning system is a way for a vehicle to pedestrian, a vehicle to vehicle, or a vehicle to equipment or the facility’s infrastructure to sound an alarm both visually and audibly to the operator in order to let them know in advance of potential danger of an accident. The technologies have varied over the course of the years, however with the advancement of AI machine learning, a proximity warning system stands the greatest chance of being effective and keeping everyone and everything safe. While these sounds have been used for a long time, there’s one thing for certain: warehouses, manufacturing facilities and distribution centers are noisy. Very noisy to the point where workers are wearing ear plugs. These devices can reduce the amount of sound causing the pedestrian to not hear or hear as well, the loud beeping sounds. In addition, after working in these facilities for a period of time, the pedestrian becomes desensitized to the noise, or alarm fatigue that when it is repeatedly used, especially in safe conditions, the pedestrian ‘tunes’ it out.

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