SYSTEM FOR SIGNALIZATION OF SPEEDING AND LIMITING THE SPEED OF THE INTERNAL TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT

Modern production requires appropriate logistic approaches to reduce cost and provide better safety conditions during material handling by the forklifts. A forklift can be one of the most dangerous pieces of equipment in the workplace even at lower loads and speeds. The new generation forklifts are equipped with modern control and security systems that make it easier to use. However, older generations of forklifts that do not contain modern control systems are still in use. With lower stability and greater manoeuvrability, combined with uncontrolled traffic areas as well as speed at workplaces, forklifts are involved in many incidents. Even if people are not injured in accidents, there is often damage to buildings, storage systems or stock. This paper describes a safe system that prevents one of the main causes of accidents - speeding. The developed system is related to signalization of speeding as well as to limiting the speed of the electrical forklifts.