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Workplace Transport and Pedestrian Safety in Warehousing & Logistics

ZoneSafe warehouse collision avoidance systems improves health and safety by reducing collision-risk.

Health and Safety in Warehousing and Logistics – The Risks

When it comes to health and safety in warehousing and logistics, significant visibility challenges often put pedestrians at risk from forklift drivers. Moving loads, building columns, walls, and even other vehicles create blind spots and obstruct drivers’ views, compounded by forklifts’ inherent blind spots. This poor situational awareness for forklift operators greatly elevates collision risks and the potential for severe or fatal injuries from accidents.

According to RIDDOR data:

  • Within the Transportation and Storage sector, being struck by a moving vehicle remains the primary cause of fatal injuries, responsible for 32% of deaths in this industry.

Recognising these inherent dangers and the high statistics for vehicle-related incidents, employers bear a clear responsibility. Under health and safety law, employers have a legal duty to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, their employees’ health, safety, and welfare.

Our ZoneSafe pedestrian detection system significantly reduce the risk of collisions on worksites between pedestrian workers and moving vehicles such as forklifts, HGVs, and other workplace transport.

We’re proud to protect workers in the warehousing and logistics sectors, delivering tried-and-tested warehouse collision avoidance systems that promotes a ‘Zero-harm’ culture. Find out exactly what our customers say about ZoneSafe in our case study videos.

*These provisional figures will be finalised in July 2025. This allows HSE to account for any necessary adjustments or late reports that may come in.

Sector Statistics up to 2023/2024*

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Workers Who Incurred Non Fatal Injuries

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Higher Fatality Rate Than Average Across Industries

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Deaths Caused by Collision With Moving Vehicle

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Manoeuvring Blind Spots Safely With 360° Detection

Keeping your workforce safe on busy worksites operating heavy plant machinery is no easy task. Vehicle blind spots, concealed entrances, blind corners, obstructions and unexpected behaviours all increase the risk of a pedestrian being hit by a moving vehicle.

Unlike other solutions available on the market, such as an AI camera system, Zonesafe’s pedestrian detection system does not rely on line of sight, and it will detect pedestrian workers (even when they can’t be seen!) from behind walls, racking, and pallets, thanks to its clever use of RFID technology.

ZoneSafe warehouse collision avoidance systems work by fitting an antenna to the vehicle. This creates a 360-degree detection zone around the vehicle, helping to eliminate vehicle blind spots. Pedestrian workers wear a ZoneSafe tag, which the antenna detects every time the pedestrian (and tag) enters the detection zone. Once detected, the in-cab control unit warns the driver via an audible and visual alarm, and the tag worn by the pedestrian vibrates, alerting the pedestrian to the danger of the approaching vehicle.


Types of Warehouse Collision Avoidance Systems

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Activated Signage

Implementing ZoneSafe's vehicle-activated signage provides a practical solution to enhance onsite safety. Signs only flash when the vehicle is present, warning both site users and visitors located in the area to any approaching vehicles.

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Pedestrian Access Control

Restricting site access to only your employees or anyone given a ZoneSafe tag reduces the risk of accidents. Only ZoneSafe tags open gates or barriers to a restricted area meaning they'll be detected and warned should they get too close to a moving vehicle.

Vehicle-to-Vehicle Detection

Reduce the risk of accidents between moving vehicles with ZoneSafe vehicle detection anti-collision system. Fitting any type of vehicle, the system provides two configurable warning zones, an outer pre-warning (or early warning) zone and inner (close proximity) warning zone.

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Data Management

My.ZoneSafe, is our cloud-based insight and data management platform, which records and displays event data (such as near miss occurrences) to inform Health and Safety managers of potential hazards and collision hotspots.

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Health and Safety Risks from Workplace Transport in Warehousing and Logistics

It’s essential to segregate moving vehicles and pedestrian workers on your worksite. There are many different areas and situations in a warehouse  where this isn’t always possible, such as any area where a vehicle reverses. Vehicle blind spots and site layout all increase the risk of accidents.

ZoneSafe warehouse collision avoidance systems works in all environments, including:

  • Narrow Aisle Warehouses
  • General Warehouses
  • Retail Warehouses/Distribution Centres
  • Fulfillment Centres
  • Cold Storage Warehouses
  • Automated Warehouses

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Find out what other sites say about ZoneSafe warehouse collision avoidance systems

Massey Wilcox, Transport Hauler

Massey Wilcox, hauliers were on the lookout for a safety system that would help to improve overall safety on site.

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Enhancing Warehouse Health & Safety with Pedestrian Detection

Virginia Hayward, Warehouse & Logistics – Luxury Hampers integrates forklift pedestrian safety solution at their Dorset Headquarters. 

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“This system is working for us in keeping personnel and forklifts safely apart… ZoneSafe has added a significant extra layer of safety that alerts both the forklift driver and pedestrian.”

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Other Projects We’ve Delivered

Gray Forklift Services,
Forklift Truck Supplier

Gray Forklift Services Ltd selected ZoneSafe to manage their fleet of trucks and health and safety needs.

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SAAM Ports,
Cargo Support Services

SAAM carried out an evaluation project to find a solution to protect personnel and assets from vehicle collisions within their ports.

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Liberty Steel,
Steel Manufacturer

Liberty Steel implemented a safety and asset protection system designed to stop cranes from colliding.

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