Yesterday, we reviewed safety tips for loading dock workers. Today, we go inside and highlight some key safety issues for warehouse workers.
Make sure your safety training for warehouse workers includes these important points from 7-Minute Safety Trainer’s “Safety in the Warehouse” training session.
Materials Storage
- Make sure shelves and racks are sturdy, in good condition, and can bear the weight.
- Place heavier items close to the floor and lighter/smaller ones higher.
- Don’t block sprinklers or store items where they could contact overhead lights.
- Read the label and material safety data sheet (MSDS) before storing hazardous materials.
Good Housekeeping
- Keep all areas clean and neat, with everything in its proper place.
- Keep floors and aisles clear and well lighted at all times.
- Clean up spills immediately.
- Dispose of trash promptly in proper containers.
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Powered Vehicles
- Operate powered vehicles only if you are trained and authorized.
- Forklift operators must follow safe operating procedures for loading, traveling, and unloading.
- Forklift operators should look out for pedestrians, being extra careful at blind corners, aisle intersections, etc.
- Pedestrians must watch out for forklifts and remember that the operator’s range of vision may be limited when the forklift is loaded.
- Pedestrians should avoid forklift traffic lanes and cross only where it is safe.
Safe Work Habits
- Follow safe work rules and make safety a constant priority.
- Use ladders, not boxes, shelves, or chairs to reach high places.
- Always wear any assigned PPE.
- Use the safe lifting technique (bend your knees and lift with your legs) to save your back.
- Ask for help from a co-worker or use a mechanical aid to move a load that is too heavy for you to lift and carry by yourself.
Can you picture safety training in effective, 7-minute sessions? Get the details.
E-Z Training at a Phenomenal Price
To help train employees in a broad range of safety and health topics, savvy safety professionals have for years relied on the BLR 7-Minute Safety Trainer. This essential training resource allows you to provide concise, memorable training easily and effectively in just a few minutes. Materials are ready-to-use, and each session supplies a detailed trainer’s outline as well as a handout, quiz, and quiz answers to get your points across quickly—and cost-effectively.
All told, this “trainer’s bible” contains 50 prewritten meetings covering almost every aspect of safety you’d want or need to train on, in a format designed to be taught in as little as 7 minutes. Major topics include:
—Confined spaces
—Electrical safety
—Fire safety and emergency response
—HazCom
—Machine guarding and lockout/tagout
—Material handling
—PPE use and care
—Housekeeping/slips, trips, and falls
—and dozens more
Just make as many copies as you need of the included handouts and quizzes, and you’re ready to train.
Equally important is that the program ships new meetings every quarter to respond to new and changed regulations. This service is included in the program price, which averages just over $1 a working day. In fact, this is one of BLR’s most popular safety programs.
If you’d like to personally evaluate 7-Minute Safety Trainer and see how it can build safety awareness, we’ll be happy to send it to you for 30 days on a no-cost, no-obligation trial basis. Just let us know, and we’ll arrange it.