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title: "How to support forklift pre-shift checks with computer vision"
description: "At the start of each shift the operator takes a few photos of the truck from set angles with a phone or a fixed camera at the charging area. A model trained on the site own images marks likely issues such as worn or damaged tires, bent or cracked-looking forks, oil or fluid on the floor, damaged guards or mirrors, loose hoses and missing labels or plates, and attaches the photos to the truck record. Comparing one day with the next shows new damage and trucks that keep needing work, which helps plan service. Aim the camera at the truck rather than at people, and blur anyone who appears. Any flag sends the truck to a qualified person who checks it in person and decides whether it can run. The model does not replace the written pre-shift checklist, operator training or site safety rules, and it never clears a truck for use; people make every safety call."
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# How can a warehouse or plant use computer vision to support daily forklift and lift truck checks?
At the start of each shift the operator takes a few photos of the truck from set angles with a phone or a fixed camera at the charging area. A model trained on the site own images marks likely issues such as worn or damaged tires, bent or cracked-looking forks, oil or fluid on the floor, damaged guards or mirrors, loose hoses and missing labels or plates, and attaches the photos to the truck record. Comparing one day with the next shows new damage and trucks that keep needing work, which helps plan service. Aim the camera at the truck rather than at people, and blur anyone who appears. Any flag sends the truck to a qualified person who checks it in person and decides whether it can run. The model does not replace the written pre-shift checklist, operator training or site safety rules, and it never clears a truck for use; people make every safety call.
## What this means in practice
- Start with one shift and a few trucks.
- Label photos from your own trucks for tires, forks, leaks and guards.
- Take photos from the same angles at the same spot each shift.
- Send every flag to a qualified person before the truck runs.
- Keep the written checklist and safety rules in place.
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