Overdetection is a serious problem for pedestrian safety
When companies invest in forklift pedestrian detection sensors, they just want something that works. They want a solution that effectively addresses the threat of hazardous or potentially fatal interactions between pedestrians and forklifts. Unfortunately, due to the overdetection of many options on the market, these companies are not truly getting what they signed up for.
When sensors are too sensitive that creates nuisance alarms and causes operators and pedestrians to lose confidence in the equipment. As a result, operators stop listening to the warning, or worse, they ignore or unplug the system completely!
Focussing on what counts
Technology has improved our lives in many ways, making them easier, safer, and more efficient. In fact, it is so integrated into our daily lives that many feel lost without it.
However, there is a point where technology stops helping and starts creating new problems for users. When addressing workplace safety, finding simple but effective solutions is what companies should aim for. Pedestrian detection sensors for equipment are no different.
Every day around the world, there are near misses and tragic accidents involving pedestrian workers and machines such as forklifts, wheel loaders, and telehandlers. Many companies address the threat by installing pedestrian detection sensors on their equipment. Unfortunately, while this is an effective measure to address a real issue, some solutions overcomplicate something that is actually quite simple.
The problem with some pedestrian sensors
Many pedestrian detection sensors boast about using cutting-edge technology to protect workers. However, while these features do have benefits, they often overcomplicate things.
For example, artificial intelligence software is often not as fine-tuned as initially claimed and can have issues determining if what it's seeing is a human and if they're in immediate danger. As a result, sensors that use AI detection often suffer from over-detection.
Systems that use tags suffer a similar issue with over-detection. For example, a worker is in another aisle of a facility, but the sensor still picks up on the nearby tag and sounds the alarm even though the employee is safe.
SEEN Safety can help
Overdetection is a serious problem for pedestrian safety, which is why companies need straightforward and effective solutions. SEEN Safety's pedestrian detection system provides precisely that, using reflective tape on high-visibility safety vests and markers to detect pedestrians in a customizable detection zone.
The driver and pedestrian receive an audible alert only when necessary, eliminating irrelevant detections and minimizing nuisance alerts. Seen's patented technology works on forklifts and other mobile plant and offers simple, effective, affordable pedestrian detection.
Investing in SEEN's proven pedestrian detection solution ensures that companies can create a safer workplace for their employees both by protecting pedestrians from immediate risk and by using the data to continuously improve safety measures. By simplifying the process, eliminating nuisance alerts, and increasing operator and pedestrian confidence in the equipment, SEEN Safety's system provides the peace of mind that companies need to focus on what really counts – workplace safety. To learn more about how SEEN Safety can help you create a safer workplace, talk to SEEN today.
