{"id":21043,"date":"2021-05-04T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/?p=21043"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:07:50","slug":"shoptalk-forklift-warning-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/04\/shoptalk-forklift-warning-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoptalk: Forklift Warning Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; max-width: 550px; height: auto; border-width: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/shoptalk-forkliftlights.jpg\" alt=\"forklift LED arc safety light\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this installment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/video\/category.aspx?id=69\">Cisco-Eagle\u2019s Shoptalk series<\/a>, Missy, who works extensively with forklift safety lights and other accessories, discusses the different styles and types of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/category\/9536\/forklift-warning-lights\">forklift safety lights<\/a> available, and how to choose the right light for your operation. Different styles of lights will bring you different levels of safety and protection. Missy lines out what each type of forklift light will do for you in this video.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<aside class=\"tldr-summary\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px 15px 25px; margin-bottom: 50px; border-radius: 15px; border: 2px solid #e4dddd; margin: 4px 10px 4px 10px; box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19);\" data-type=\"summary\">\n<h4>TL;DR \u2013\u00a0 Using forklift warning lights to prevent accidents<\/h4>\n<p>Forklift warning lights are an effective way to improve safety and prevent accidents in a warehouse. They include approach lights that project a spot on the floor to alert pedestrians, and side zone lights that create a red or green line to establish a safe working distance.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"BlogPosting\",\n  \"headline\": \"Shoptalk: Forklift Warning Lights\",\n  \"name\": \"Shoptalk: Forklift Warning Lights\",\n  \"description\": \"Forklift warning lights are an effective way to improve safety and prevent accidents in a warehouse. They include approach lights that project a spot on the floor to alert pedestrians, and side zone lights that create a red or green line to establish a safe working distance.\",\n  \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/04\/shoptalk-forklift-warning-lights\",\n  \"datePublished\": \"2021-05-04\",\n  \"author\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Person\",\n    \"name\": \"Evan Fleishacker\"\n  }\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>With forklifts associated with eye-opening safety statistics (forklift accidents result in nearly 100,000 injuries per year), the need to outfit your equipment with safety features is paramount to reducing the chance for an accident. Forklift safety lights are both economical and effective to help improve the safety of both pedestrians and drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Which type of light would work best? This depends on your situation, safety goals and application.<\/p>\n<h3>Types of Lights<\/h3>\n<h4>Forklift Headlights<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/category\/10016\/forklift-headlights\">Forklift headlights<\/a> make it easier for drivers to see. Rack aisles, cooler bays and truck trailers are often poorly lit. Headlight illumination reduces low-visibility situations that might cause accidents, injuries or product damage. The primary role of headlights is to increase visibility for your drivers.<\/p>\n<h4>Approach Lights<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/category\/7100\/forklift-safety-light\">LED forklift warning lights<\/a> are what you need to warn pedestrians that a forklift is coming. Because people perceive movement on the ground better than at eye level, these lights project a bright blue or red disc onto the floor in front of or behind a forklift as it moves. This light emerges from rack aisles or dark truck trailers a few seconds before the forklift. Eye-level strobes and headlights can blind people, so use floor lights for pedestrian warning. Add audible alarms that work in conjunction with warning lights for a heightened level of warning.<\/p>\n<h4>Side Zone Lights<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/category\/9530\/forklift-side-warning-lights\">Side zone lights<\/a> project a red or green line on the floor at the side of the forklift to help pedestrians maintain safe distances. One key thing is that most people can\u2019t estimate distances. If your standard is for people to stand 18 inches from a forklift, projecting lines tell them exactly where they should be, which can reduce crushed foot and rear swing accidents.<\/p>\n<h4>Arc Lights<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/category\/10298\/front-or-back-mounted-forklift-lights-with-arc-beams\">Arc lights<\/a> combine the alert functions of a warning light with the safe zone of a zone light. These systems create a 180\u00b0 light arc on the ground to indicate the danger zone in front of or behind a vehicle. For enhanced 360\u00b0 safety awareness, mount a light to the front and back of your forklifts.<\/p>\n<p>Missy, an employee-owner since 2013, highlights what you should be aware of when selecting the right forklift safety light.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/video\/frame.aspx?id=735\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>About <em>Shoptalk<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>We&#8217;re driven to help you identify, specify, and implement the right products and systems for your operation.<\/p>\n<p>Every full-time employee owns shares in the company, is provided detailed financial information, and is trained to provide exceptional service. We think owners provide better service, and we can back it up. Our <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/video\/category.aspx?id=69\">Shoptalk<\/a><\/em> content is a series of informational posts, videos, and other information. We are empowered to get things done for you, and <em>Shoptalk<\/em> is just one more way we prove it every day.<\/p>\n<h4>More Shoptalks<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/27\/shoptalk-forklift-laser-tine-guide-system\/\">Forklift laser tine guide system review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/10\/shoptalk-how-does-aislecop-work\/\">AisleCop system overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Shoptalk video focuses on the many forklift warning lights available, and how to choose the right one for your operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21585,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[894],"series":[],"class_list":["post-21043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-safety","tag-shoptalk"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2027-04-18 21:04:10","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21585"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21043"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33418,"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21043\/revisions\/33418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21043"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=21043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}