Stop firefighting. Start preventing.

Your safety team faces increasing pressure. Labour shortages make it harder to staff operations safely. Regulators tighten inspections and demand proactive risk management. Automation introduces new hazards. Fragmented systems mean you’re reacting to incidents instead of preventing them. It’s time for a smarter approach.

Why trust us?

Powerfleet is a global leader in AI-powered safety, compliance, and efficiency solutions. For over 30 years, we’ve worked with nearly half of the Fortune 500 to help protect their people and prevent incidents before they happen. Our safety whitepaper is based on real experience across warehouses, distribution centres, manufacturing facilities, and ports. It highlights the challenges and the solutions we see every day from our customers.

Who should read this

This guide is for you if you're a:

Safety manager responsible for preventing incidents and maintaining compliance
Warehouse or operations leader managing material handling and equipment safety
Fleet supervisor overseeing forklifts, equipment, and personnel in on-site environments
Operations executive tasked with reducing incidents and improving safety culture

What you'll discover

Five strategies to move from reactive incident response to proactive prevention.

Why safety is getting harder

Three forces are reshaping the landscape: regulators are stepping up inspections and demanding proactive risk reduction; by 2028, 80% of warehouses will use some form of automation, creating hybrid environments with new hazards; and labour shortages are stretching your workforce thin. The old playbook no longer works.

The real cost of inaction

Workplace injuries cost billions annually. One incident can ripple across your business, affecting fines, insurance hikes, lost productivity, and damaged employee trust. The gap between having safety systems and actually using them is costing lives and money.

Real-time prevention, not just response

AI-powered pedestrian proximity detection catches hazards before collisions happen. Real-time monitoring and automated alerts identify unsafe behaviours. Intelligent intervention systems reduce incidents before they occur.

Forensic incident reconstruction

When incidents do happen, time-stamped video and clear evidence trails turn post-incident scrambling into precision analysis. Know exactly what happened, why it happened, and how to prevent it from happening again.

Five core strategies with implementation guidance

Visibility, prevention, protection, partnership, and resilience – each strategy includes step-by-step guidance on how to shift from firefighting to foresight across your entire operation.

What’s inside:

15 pages | Industry research | Expert insights | Practical safety strategies | Implementation frameworks

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