The Scotts Company, LLC Improves Safety and Reduces Costs
with the ShockWatch ImpactManager™ RF
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Goal | Improve worker safety and reduce facility damage
Solution | ShockWatch ImpactManager™ RF (previously named Shockswitch RFID)
Result | 75% decrease in material handling equipment damage
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The Scotts Company, LLC, a division of Scotts Miracle-Gro®, is the world's largest supplier
of lawn and garden products for homeowners and professional horticulturalists. Dedicated to
innovation, and focused on growth and profitability, Scotts needed a way to improve worker
safety and reduce facility damage in their Marysville Manufacturing and Distribution operations
in Marysville, Ohio.
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With the ImpactManager RF, we've
seen a 75% decrease in damage
involving our material handling
equipment. You can't get much
better than that.
—Joe Oiler
Manager of Health and Safety
The Sco
tts Company, LLC
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Dave Hoover, President of Forklift Training Systems which
is the local distributor for ShockWatch, was certain that
controlling vehicle access and monitoring activity was the
solution. Working together with Bill Johel from ShockWatch,
they recommended the ImpactManager RF, a wireless monitoring
system which would help Scotts reduce incidents by limiting
access to only certified operators. Simple to install and use,
this system significantly reduces truck abuse, accidents, and
maintenance costs. By monitoring activity for every driver and
all vehicles, management can review and analyze reports for
additional training needs, utilization opportunities, and OSHA compliance.
“Our return on investment in the ImpactManager RF system has been tremendous,”
said Joe Oiler, Manager of Health and Safety for The Scotts Company. “We’re very
focused on safety at every level of our organization, so Shockwatch is a great
match for us. With the ImpactManager RF, we’ve seen a 75% decrease in damage
involving our material handling equipment. You can't get much better than that.”
Scotts now utilizes over 60 ShockWatch units in the Marysville plant. Units are
mounted on all of Scotts’ mobile equipment, including sweepers, lift trucks,
front-end loaders, and several track mobiles that move rail cars. Scotts plans
to build on the successes in Marysville and incorporate the ImpactManager RF on
every additional piece of material handling equipment purchased, and is extending
its use to other locations.
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Jason Hardy, Vice President of Forklift Training Systems, checks in
with a driver on one of Scotts' track mobiles which move rail cars at
the Marysville, Ohio plant. Scotts uses the ImpactManager RF on all
material handling equipment in their facility to monitor driver and
vehicle usage.
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