Warehouse workers oftentimes work in hazardous settings, with equipment running and work from elevated platforms present, the need for protection systems has never been greater. Work-related injuries are very common, especially with aging workforces. Proper protection can be accomplished through warehouse...
When you have a solid understanding of your workplace operations, you can make changes to better suit the needs of your workers. For example, in every warehouse, there are high-volume items that tend to move more quickly than others. The 80/20 rule states that 20 percent of your products...
warehouse management should utilize the vertical space of the warehouse as much as possible, but this increases the risk of falls. Warehouse robots can safely load and unload items that are too high up for human workers and keep them far away from potential...
Warehouses are the heart of the supply chain, where countless goods are stored, sorted, and shipped to destinations worldwide. A warehouse would fall apart without hardworking associates, from forklift operators to material handlers. That's why warehouse safety is vital for warehouse workers just ...
Pedestrian safety, for instance, shouldn’t be overlooked. Warehouse staff moving between work areas, managers or supervisors conducting inspections, maintenance workers or even delivery or logistics personnel who may need to move through the warehouse on foot, all share space with forklifts, ...
Safety is essential for all warehouse workers, and with forklifts being used for the movement of goods, the possibility of accidents is high. Warehouse safety is the responsibility of everyone, including management, supervisors, and workers. The employer must ensure all employees have the training,...
In order to address the barriers to adequate training for Latino workers, the research team successfully obtained a training grant from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to develop an English and Spanish Warehouse Worker training curricula for use with worker training. The first...
While recruiting workers for your facility, ensure that they are certified by an authorized institution for operating the equipment you have installed in your warehouse, such as forklifts, cranes, etc. This will not only improve operational efficiency, but it will also reduce the chance of accident...
Using data heat maps, we also found areas of the warehouse where both workers and forklifts tended to congregate.” There were three main insights derived from this study. The first was that workers tended to congregate around the ticketing area where they received instructions for their next ...
In July alone, 15 incidents of looting were reported across the country. Of particular concern were the six major incidents in which warehouses and trucks in transit were looted, leading to the loss of 670 tonnes of food aid in Eastern Equatoria, Lakes, Upper Nile and Warrap. ...