New Forklift App Makes Daily Checks Paperless
23rd January 2018
In one of the first applications of an FLTA endorsed phone-app system designed to carry out essential forklift daily checks, Amvar Handling Solutions has worked with CheckedSafe to install the system at Sunrise Medical, a UK Midlands-based manufacturer of innovative, high-quality mobility products and services.
Already well established in commercial vehicle and other automotive applications, the technology is now being adopted by the forklift sector thanks to the collaboration between Amvar Handling Solutions and CheckedSafe.
Malcolm Mitchell, managing director of Amvar explained: “The CheckedSafe system is a means of carrying out the mandatory and legally required daily checks for fork lifts and ancillary equipment digitally by using a phone or tablet app.
“This replaced the paper based system which in comparison has all sorts of limitations, plus the CheckedSafe system is very competitively priced in comparison to other daily check systems and we have included the cost in the monthly contract hire rate for all 8 machines at Sunrise, further reducing administration costs providing a seamless solution for the customer,” he said.
In this new digital system, the task is more efficient and consistent. The date and time of the check, the GPS location, the time stamp for each check, the time stamp for the overall check and the movement of the user are all monitored as the user moves around the FLT. Any defects found can be photographed and recorded as the check is carried out.
It is immediately available via a message from the app straight to the supervisor’s desk essential as management information to ensure safety checks are compliant and problems addressed. The company then has a complete picture of the status of the forklift fleet.