Many tasks are performed in a busy warehouse. Workers use machinery to complement their capabilities. This improves the efficiency of a warehouse, yet also increases the likelihood of mishaps. The number of accidents can be greatly reduced by instituting safety standards and making staff more aware of their surroundings. Consider the following operating tips.
- Proper training is essential. Training needs to be site and machine-specific. Regardless of a worker's prior experience at other sites and in working with other machinery, it is imperative a worker undergoes training before each new job.
- Warehouse machine workers need to get in the habit of checking the machinery before each task. Devising a pre-operational checklist is advised. Components such as wheels, tires, controls, and the pedals need critical attention.
- Each machine has a capacity that should not be exceeded. Operators need to know the limits of their machinery and not exceed them for any reason.
- Proper lighting can be underestimated. A warehouse needs to be well lit from ceiling to floor in order for workers to make efficient and safe decisions.
- Moving machinery should be affixed with audible alarms that alert others of forwards and backward motion. Mirrors are also encouraged, so machine workers can see what is behind them before moving machinery.
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Monday, October 13, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Safety Tips for Warehouse Workers
Your workers are important to you in many ways. During the hustle and bustle of business days, and through the worry of making extra dollars, we sometimes lose sight of important issues such as safety.
OSHA has suggested a number of safety tips for you to make workers aware of in order to keep them in good health. Consider the following tips.
- Be careful and think before acting at all times. If you are under a tight time schedule, then be especially careful. An employee is more prone to carelessness when they are rushing to get a job done.
- Treat your body right. Get plenty of rest, eat well, and drink fluids during working hours. Fatigue is not good for your workers or for your business.
- There is nothing macho about getting hurt. Warehouse workers may sometimes neglect to use equipment and resources that can help them do their job. Hoists, pulleys, dollies, and other helpful items should be readily available.
- Wear hardhats, gloves, belts, steel-tipped boots and other clothing that is relevant to warehouse work.
- Make sure all workers are properly trained in using all equipment. Let workers know that it is okay to ask questions. Training should be mandatory and workers should work with an experienced partner before using equipment alone.
- Hold fire and other emergency evacuation drills. The safety of personnel greatly increases during an accident when drills are regularly performed.
- Make sure workers take precautionary measures when working in extreme temperatures. Hot conditions call for clothing that allows the body to breathe and ingestion of a lot of liquids. Cold temperatures call for proper clothing and stretching of muscles to promote proper circulation.
- Make warehouse workers aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide. Install a detector, and let all personnel know of its odorless and colorless presence.
- Any worker that is working with or around hazardous chemicals needs to be well trained before performing any duties.
Sources
OSHA
OSHA has suggested a number of safety tips for you to make workers aware of in order to keep them in good health. Consider the following tips.
- Be careful and think before acting at all times. If you are under a tight time schedule, then be especially careful. An employee is more prone to carelessness when they are rushing to get a job done.
- Treat your body right. Get plenty of rest, eat well, and drink fluids during working hours. Fatigue is not good for your workers or for your business.
- There is nothing macho about getting hurt. Warehouse workers may sometimes neglect to use equipment and resources that can help them do their job. Hoists, pulleys, dollies, and other helpful items should be readily available.
- Wear hardhats, gloves, belts, steel-tipped boots and other clothing that is relevant to warehouse work.
- Make sure all workers are properly trained in using all equipment. Let workers know that it is okay to ask questions. Training should be mandatory and workers should work with an experienced partner before using equipment alone.
- Hold fire and other emergency evacuation drills. The safety of personnel greatly increases during an accident when drills are regularly performed.
- Make sure workers take precautionary measures when working in extreme temperatures. Hot conditions call for clothing that allows the body to breathe and ingestion of a lot of liquids. Cold temperatures call for proper clothing and stretching of muscles to promote proper circulation.
- Make warehouse workers aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide. Install a detector, and let all personnel know of its odorless and colorless presence.
- Any worker that is working with or around hazardous chemicals needs to be well trained before performing any duties.
Sources
OSHA
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