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Forklift Proximity Warning Systems
Reduce risky worksite interactions with real-time proximity alerts and 360° detection.
How do forklift proximity warning systems improve worksite safety?
Forklift proximity warning systems add a critical layer of awareness in environments where vehicles and pedestrians operate in close proximity.
By detecting nearby personnel and hazards in real time, ZoneSafe helps operators and workers recognise risks earlier and respond before dangerous interactions occur.
Further information about the value and price of our forklift proximity warning systems is available in our cost and value guide.
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Encourage safer behaviour around moving vehicles.
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Reduce collision risk between vehicles, pedestrians and infrastructure.
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Use real-time near-miss reporting to stop accidents before they happen.
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Enhance safety protocols without disrupting your operation.
Mitigate the risk of worksite accidents
In environments where people and machinery work together, collision risks are a constant concern.
ZoneSafe improves situational awareness by delivering real-time alerts when people or vehicles enter defined proximity zones. This allows operators and workers to respond earlier and reduce the likelihood of accidents.
Watch our animation to see how ZoneSafe helps you take preventative action.
Vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P)
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Designed to reduce vehicle-pedestrian collision risks in shared industrial spaces, forklift pedestrian proximity detection provides a two-way warning system that delivers simultaneous alerts to both vehicle operators and pedestrian workers.
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Empower both vehicle operators and pedestrian workers to know when they are too close to each other.
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Provide complete 360-degree pedestrian detection around vehicles, even through walls, racking, and blind corners.
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Ensure detection with a predefined range of up to 10 metres away from the vehicle.
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Give drivers critical situational awareness to reliably detect pedestrians and avoid risk.
Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I)
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proximity warning systems
These dynamic infrastructure systems provide highly visible alerts and automated safety triggers that protect every person on site.
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Protect everyone with active visual warnings that don’t require personnel to wear tags.
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Easily communicate safety with highly visible alerts, including lights and floor projections, for visitors and diverse personnel.
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Reduce collision risk by ensuring active visual cues warn everyone nearby of approaching vehicles.
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Get ample warning with sensors that detect each other up to 50m away from approaching vehicles.
Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V)
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proximity warning systems
Our vehicle-to-vehicle proximity warning system is designed to proactively manage collision risks between multiple vehicles operating on site, helping prevent injuries, equipment damage, and downtime.
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Gain ample time to take preventative measures with detection up to 50 metres.
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Customise your protection with two configurable alarms: an outer pre-warning zone and an inner close-proximity alert.
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Protect any vehicle type, regardless of its size or shape.
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Ensure operator readiness with audible and visual alarms from the control unit.
Forklift proximity warning system components
V2P sensor
Fitted to the vehicle, this antenna creates a 360-degree proximity detection zone to detect proximity tags up to 10 metres away.
Control unit
In-cab driver alert system providing audible and visual alarms upon detecting a pedestrian or vehicle.
Proximity tags
They warn the wearer of approaching vehicles with vibrating alerts to help them move to safety.
V2V sensor
Mounted on the vehicle's roof, this unit detects other equipped vehicles up to 50 metres away to warn the driver.
Vehicle-activated sign
Used with the vehicle to infrastructure sensor, the active sign flashes every time vehicles are detected.
V2I sensor
Sends a signal to the active sign when vehicles approaching are detected (also used with any other visual alert solution).
Proximity Warning Systems For Your Entire Fleet
Standardise safety across your entire fleet with a single, universal system. ZoneSafe is designed for easy retrofit on all industrial vehicles, from forklifts to heavy plant, ensuring consistent protection regardless of the machine type.
Forklifts
- Eliminate forklift blind spots.
- Our proximity warning system is configured to your specific site layout and hazards.
Shovel Loaders
- Overcome visibility limits.
- Reduce collision risks caused by large buckets and shifting blind zones.
Excavators
- Prevent accidents in the danger zone.
- Excavator proximity detection provides 360° awareness around the body and boom.
Reach Stackers
- Full awareness with oversized loads.
- Safely manage vast container blind spots and coordinate movements in high-intensity areas.
My ZoneSafe Analytics
My ZoneSafe transforms detection events into actionable safety insights, helping organisations understand near misses, identify risk patterns and improve safety performance.
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Gain unique visibility by tracking vehicle movements and recording near-miss occurrences.
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Analyse detailed analytics to identify trends and patterns for proactive risk mitigation.
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Effectively manage performance by analysing and comparing events over time.
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Generate custom reports and share data for informed decision-making.
Your commitment to a zero-injury workplace
For over 30 years, Avonwood Developments has worked with organisations worldwide to improve workplace safety. ZoneSafe proximity warning systems help companies strengthen their safety practices and protect workers operating around moving vehicles.
Asset protection & hazard safety systems
Our system is engineered to proactively protect stationary assets and avoid costly collisions with vehicles or identified hazards. This solution involves placing ZoneSafe Tags into safety cones, which are then detected by approaching vehicles.
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Effortlessly mark hazards with tags fitted into easily placed safety cones.
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Provide advanced warning as cones are detected by approaching vehicles up to ten metres away.
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Give drivers an immediate warning with an alarm when their vehicle gets too close to a protected asset or hazard.
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Secure your assets and reduce the risk of collisions with stationary assets and hazards.
Drop zone protection
ZoneSafe drop zone protection is a dedicated solution to safeguard groundworkers from being struck by falling objects. The system creates a precisely defined demarcation zone with multi-faceted warnings when personnel enter this hazardous area.
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Customise your protection by creating a "drop zone" demarcation area with an adjustable diameter of up to 18 metres.
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Provide immediate, multi-faceted warnings to groundworkers via tag vibration.
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Warn everyone nearby with an audible and visual alarm from the unit when personnel enter the demarcation zone.
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Safeguard your groundworkers from being struck by falling objects during elevated work.
Featured case studies
Thamesdown Recycling successfully transformed its work environment. Dual alerts prevent potential collisions before they occur.
Leading UK sawmill, Charles Ransford & Son, implemented pedestrian detection systems on loading shovels.
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