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HEALTH & SAFETY
EXOTEC ROBOTS SAVE WAREHOUSE WORKERS FROM WALKING NEARLY 30 MILLION KILOMETRES
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BETTER FORKLIFT AWARENESS SAVES LIVES
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orkplace transport training provider Mentor is urging the sector to train everyone working around forklifts. Crucially, that includes those
who are most at risk of injury: pedestrians. To tackle issues before they arise and improve
site safety, Mentor recently launched a Forklift Awareness e-learning course that is already being used by businesses across the UK. The course is designed for organisations who want to improve their safety culture, which is something everyone working there can play a part in. Adam Smith, Mentor’s commercial director,
explains: “Our Forklift Awareness course is not only aimed at experienced operators but, crucially, those who work in the vicinity of forklifts. They may not know the dangers, but they are the ones most likely to be seriously injured in an accident. In fact, recent RIDDOR statistics show that 43 per cent of incidents involving a forklift truck were impacts with a third person - be it workers performing tasks nearby, supervisors, or delivery drivers. “The course targets behaviour at the root of
unsafe practice, addressing lack of awareness, complacency and bad habits. There are pressing matters such as segregation that directly impact those working around forklift trucks, which is why the safety of pedestrians is a constant theme throughout the course.” To make training more accessible, the Forklift
Awareness course is delivered in an e-learning format that allows delegates to undergo their
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training online at a time and place that suits them. It takes approximately one hour to complete, making it ideal for onboarding new employees required to work in the vicinity of forklift operations, or simply a periodic safety reminder, for both operators and pedestrians. The course is approved by AITT, and contains four modules, with short quizzes throughout to encourage engagement and confirm understanding. "The course is hard-hitting,” adds Smith.
“It contains some dramatisations as well as real-life CCTV footage. Ultimately, we want delegates to realise why they need to take safety seriously, as it could save lives. Those who drive forklifts are given a sharp reminder why forklift safety fundamentals are so important, and pedestrians are shown the risks so they can help to keep themselves and their colleagues safe. Taking this for granted could prevent someone from making it home safely at the end of the day. As always, the goal is to reduce the risk of accidents and serious injuries as far as we can. This course has been designed to ensure everyone working around forklifts is as prepared as possible.” To find out more about Mentor’s Forklift
Awareness course, or book a demo, please call 01246 555222 or visit
mentortraining.co.uk/forklift-awareness/. Check out the Mentor Forklift Awareness video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEQC1nhyxbk
Mentor FLT Training
mentortraining.co.uk
Since delivering its first system to
Cdiscount in 2017, Exotec’s Skypod systems around the world have reached a cumulative 425,000 hours of usage time with more than 99 per cent uptime. This is equal to nearly 18,000 days or 50 years spread across 15 countries worldwide. Outside of the European market, the vast majority of Exotec sites are located in the United States and Japan. To date, the largest site the company delivered has over 235,000 storage locations. “Our rapid growth trajectory clearly
reflects the broader trend towards enhancing safety and productivity in warehouse environments,” said Renaud Heitz, CTO and co-founder of Exotec. “It’s rewarding to know we’re making a significant difference in the daily working lives of so many people.”
Exotec
www.exotec.com
fficial data published by Exotec has revealed that since the company’s first delivered site in 2017, its warehouse robots have
covered a distance of 28,791,005 kilometres (17,889,901 miles) – equivalent to 37 return trips to the moon. The Skypod robots logged over five million kilometres at the longest drive site, with an average of 1.75 million kilometres across Exotec’s ten busiest sites. To date, Exotec’s Skypod robots have
completed almost 230 million cycles globally. The company defines one cycle as the act of a robot retrieving a bin, bringing it to a picking station, and returning the bin to storage. A single cycle can account for as many as four orders. Exotec has been experiencing explosive growth since its founding, reaching the first 100 million cycles in five years and only taking one year to complete the second 100 million.
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