Australian warehouse operations face increasing pressure to boost throughput while maintaining the highest safety standards. With 42% of workplace fatalities involving vehicles and the Transport and Warehousing sector recording 51 deaths in 2023, according to Safe Work Australia data, the need for advanced safety technology has never been more crucial.
Powerfleet, a global leader in artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) software-as-a-service solutions, will address these challenges at CeMAT Australia 2025, taking place from 22-24 July at The Dome, Sydney Olympic Park. The company will demonstrate its extensive warehouse safety ecosystem at booth S31, showcasing how intelligent technology transforms safety operations from reactive compliance into proactive competitive advantage.
The Safety Challenge Facing Australian Warehouses
Recent statistics paint a concerning picture of warehouse safety throughout Australia. Being struck by moving or falling objects is among the leading causes of workplace injuries, with serious workplace claims rising by 20.5% over the past decade. Mental health conditions now constitute 1 in 10 serious workers’ compensation claims, underscoring the broader effects of workplace incidents on both employees and operations.
“Australian warehouses operate under intense pressure to increase throughput while maintaining safety standards,” explains Brodie von Berg, Managing Director of Powerfleet Australia. “Traditional safety approaches are insufficient for modern warehouse environments. Our integrated AIoT ecosystem provides real-time safety intelligence that enables operations managers to prevent incidents before they occur.”
This challenge becomes more complex when considering the operational realities facing warehouse managers: labour shortages forcing operations with fewer skilled workers, expanding facilities creating new bottlenecks, and the constant pressure to meet immediate fulfillment expectations while ensuring worker safety.
Powerfleet’s Integrated Safety Ecosystem
Powerfleet’s approach to warehouse safety centres on an integrated ecosystem of AIoT solutions that work together to provide comprehensive protection. At the heart of this system is the Unity platform, which consolidates safety data from multiple sources into actionable intelligence.
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Forklift Gateway: Command Centre for Safety Operations
The Forklift Gateway serves as the nerve centre for warehouse safety operations, collecting real-time data and facilitating communication between equipment and management systems. This solution provides continuous monitoring that identifies unsafe behaviours before accidents happen, instant impact detection with immediate alerts when collisions take place, and operator verification to ensure only authorised personnel operate equipment.
Key features include driver authentication through wireless access control, configurable multilingual electronic safety checklists, machine-learning impact sensors for damage detection, and ongoing performance monitoring. The system integrates seamlessly with the Unity platform for centralised intelligence, giving operations managers comprehensive visibility into their fleet operations.
Pedestrian Proximity Detection: Preventing Collisions Before They Happen
Using advanced AI and vision-based systems, Powerfleet’s Pedestrian Proximity Detection solution identifies high-risk objects – particularly people and vehicles – in a forklift’s path. The system provides preemptive collision warnings with real-time alerts that notify drivers of potential hazards, enhances worker protection through early detection, and delivers a data-driven risk assessment that identifies facility danger zones and high-risk driving behaviours.
Importantly, this system requires no wearable devices or additional infrastructure, simplifying implementation while providing automatic object detection with configurable alert zones and real-time visual and audible notifications. The system captures detailed event data, including breach location, time, and operator identity, allowing for a comprehensive analysis of safety trends.
Speed Manager: Intelligent Speed Control
The Speed Manager provides event-based automatic speed control that prevents collisions while maintaining productivity. The system reduces speed based on impacts, pedestrian detection, or safety checklist failures, with configurable throttle speed levels for different operating zones. It controls vehicle speed in both forward and reverse directions while maintaining normal hydraulic lifting functions without impacting performance.
Digital Video Recorder: Evidence and Training Tool
Powerfleet’s Digital Video Recorder provides continuous mobile recording that capture activity in front of and behind forklifts. The system simplifies incident investigation with clear visual documentation that uncovers accident causes, objective condition records that provide irrefutable evidence for compliance verification and training, and remote accessibility via wireless or cellular connectivity for cloud-based event reviews.
Unity Platform: The Foundation of Data-Driven Safety
The Unity platform addresses one of the most significant challenges facing warehouse operations: the fragmentation of data across multiple systems. By providing a single source of truth for all safety information, Unity integrates quickly with IoT devices and third-party systems, delivering AI-powered insights for informed decision-making while enabling automated compliance reporting and custom safety alerts.
This unified approach follows a consistent methodology: capturing events through multi-angle coverage, preventing accidents through real-time alerts and coaching, analysing data to identify trends across operations, and improving safety through data-driven enhancements that create a sustainable safety culture.
Proven Results in Real-World Applications
Powerfleet’s solutions have delivered measurable results for clients globally. Continental Tire’s Mt. Vernon manufacturing plant achieved a 33% forecasted reduction in vehicle-related damage costs through Powerfleet’s operator accountability features and automated safety checklists, while enhancing pedestrian safety with AI-powered proximity detection technology.
The company’s approach transforms real-time data into actionable intelligence, enabling proactive accident prevention while streamlining regulatory compliance. This methodology has proven particularly effective in addressing the complex safety challenges facing modern warehouse environments, where advanced safety technology is essential for sustainable business growth.
Industry 4.0 and the Future of Warehouse Safety
As warehouses adopt Industry 4.0 principles, integrating IoT devices, artificial intelligence, and data analytics becomes crucial for operational excellence. Powerfleet’s AIoT ecosystem exemplifies this evolution, providing the technological foundation needed to create safer and more efficient warehouse operations.
The company’s solutions address the growing complexity of warehouse operations where traditional safety measures fall short. By leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, warehouse managers can now anticipate and prevent safety incidents rather than merely reacting to them after they happen.
Experience Powerfleet at CeMAT 2025
Attendees of CeMAT Australia 2025 can visit Powerfleet at booth S31 to experience live demonstrations of the company’s warehouse safety innovations and discuss customised solutions for their operations. The booth will showcase the complete range of in-warehouse safety solutions, with experts available to discuss specific challenges faced by Australian warehouse operations.
For more information about Powerfleet’s participation at CeMAT 2025 and to schedule a consultation, visit www.powerfleet.com/cemat-2025.
About Powerfleet
Powerfleet (Nasdaq: AIOT; JSE: PWR) is a global leader in the artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) software-as-a-service (SaaS) mobile asset industry. With more than 30 years of experience, Powerfleet unifies business operations through the ingestion, harmonisation, and integration of data, irrespective of source, and delivers actionable insights to help companies save lives, time, and money. Powerfleet’s ethos transcends our data ecosystem and commitment to innovation; our people-centric approach empowers our customers to realise impactful and sustained business improvement. Powerfleet serves over 2.8 million subscribers across more than 48,000 customers in 120 Countries, with commercial operations in every major continent.