Electronic Forklift Checklists
Anyone have electronic checklists for their daily forklift inspections? What system do you have? I would love to get a system that doesn't allow the operator to operate unless inspection is done. We use paper inspections now which does get completed but something that restricts access is more full proof
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We use Crown's Infolink system which checks all of your boxes
https://www.crown.com/en-us/fleet-management/infolink.html
I've had some success creating a QR code linked to Microsoft forms. Only issue is "forcing" employees to use a personal phone at work. I say "I'm not forcing anything they either use their phone by choice or go get the pen and paper"
I had a lot of success with iWarehouse, but not sure if that is only compatible with Raymond equipment. Would not only do what you mentioned above, but tons of other features and metrics to be had. I loved that you could have it lock the PITs if they experienced certain vertical or horizontal impact and require authorized user to scan their badge. This helped us identify where the mystery damage was coming from in our warehouse with >100 PITs going at a time.
We also used Crown and it worked great
When I worked at Amazon, we used Crown. Operator had to scan their badge to access the start up menu on the electronics built into the PIT. Then they had to complete the checklist. Also, would notify Safety if there was some type of impact.
We have used Yale Vision for five years now. It works, but we had a meeting with Powerfleet to pilot the pedestrian detection system that they offer.
When I left my former company they were putting computer pads on all their PITs, for Checklists, for job orders to the operators (like go here and go there), and even to keep track of Parts, WIP and FG Inventory.
Recently they took them all out! They discovered the operators weren’t using them, not even the Checklists! So a Shipping Manager was telling me all this on a visit last month. So I smiled at the Supervisor and said, “So do you tell your employees checklists are important?” He replies, “Oh Yeah, maybe at least once a month!” So I say, “When was the last time you asked an employee to see their checklist for the day?” He says, “Well, Well I don’t really remember.” I looked him in the eye and said, “You did say it was important didn’t you? Doesn’t sound like it to me!”
My point is, whatever you do, “Your words must match your deeds!” The best computers in the world are not going to do checklists on their own! My $.02!