Distance Is Your Best Defence: A Smarter Approach to Workplace Safety
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Workplace tragedies must end — your team’s safety can’t wait
Only a few days ago a 57-year-old was struck by a forklift. Despite the best efforts of paramedics, the man died at the scene. Link
Just over a month earlier, a man in his 20’s was pinned under a forklift, devastatingly died at the scene. Link
Every year, between 65 and 75 machinery operators and drivers are killed at work in Australia. That makes it the nation’s most dangerous occupation. In Victoria alone, WorkSafe reports that one worker is injured every week in forklift accidents. These tragedies should not be accepted as “part of the job.” The reality is that preventing these accidents is much simpler than many people think.
The Psychology of Safety
Human beings are hardwired with survival instincts. We naturally avoid danger, and when safety systems tap into this instinct, they’re universally effective — regardless of age, culture, language, or education.
Take one of the world’s most successful safety implementations: the yellow line at train stations. No one needs instructions or warnings to stay behind it. The line subconsciously communicates danger and compels people to stand back. Every day, hundreds of millions of people comply without a second thought.
Why? Because the line exploits a simple truth: Distance is your best defence. If you’re not in striking range, you can’t be struck.
Turning Lessons into Action
Workplaces can adopt the same principle. Instead of relying only on training or procedures, employers can implement systems that instinctively create distance between people and dangerous machinery.
That’s exactly what our Safety Halo system delivers. By projecting a visible exclusion zone around moving equipment, it shows workers the safe distance they need to keep. No hesitation, no confusion — just an instinctive cue to stay safe.
Affordable and Accessible
Our Safety Halo kits are:
Plug-and-play – easy to install and retrofit.
Versatile – suitable for any type of machine.
Affordable – especially for NSW businesses, where a $1,000 government rebate means it could cost you nothing.
Don’t Wait for a Tragedy
No manager should ever have to make the call to an employee’s family after a fatal accident. The tools to prevent such tragedies exist — and they’re simple, effective, and accessible.
Protect your people with distance. Protect them with Safety Halo.
Contact our team today.