Warehouse Safety

Latest Warehouse Safety Articles

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  EHS Programs

  Prioritizing Warehouse Safety: A Guide for Safety Managers

  A successfully managed warehouse is one where every item is fully accounted for, easily found, and can be transported from Point A to Point B as efficiently as possible...

  By: Safeopedia Staff

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  EHS Programs

  How to Optimize Warehouse Layout and Design for Safe Operations

  In an era where speed and efficiency are paramount, warehouse design and layout play an increasingly significant role. However, while efficiency is a vital aspect of...

  By: Alex Selwitz

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  Best Practices

  Warehouse Safety Tips for Forklifts

  Forklifts are incredible machines. They’re capable of maneuvering large payloads in almost any type of environment. That makes them essential to many modern...

  By: Tom Wilkerson

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  EHS Programs

  Top 10 Tips for Increasing Warehouse Safety

  In the Washington Post, Jay Greene and Chris Alcantara reported that Amazon warehouse workers suffer serious injuries at higher rates than other firms. Since Amazon is...

  By: Jack Rubinger

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  Safety Signs

  5 Ways to Use Floor Marking Tape on the Job Site

  Floor marking tape (or safety floor tape) is a simple but effective communication tool and should be an integral part of your company’s signage and safety program...

  By: Brad Hestbak

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  Safety Culture

  YouTube Videos That Will Give Safety Professionals Nightmares

  YouTube has a great selection of useful, informative, and educational content. But, when you search for safety-related videos, you'll also find a near-infinite...

  By: Daniel Clark | Safety and Quality Management System Specialist

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  Hand and Arm Protection

  INFOGRAPHIC: Why Hand Protection Should Be Your Team's First Priority

  Keeping our hands safe should be a no-brainer, but we often put our digits at risk when it’s as simple as wearing the proper hand protection to ensure we’re...

  By: Safeopedia Staff

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  EHS Programs

  6 Key Tips for Keeping Warehouse Personnel Safe

  Although it might not seem as deadly as working on an oil rig or on a fishing boat, warehouse work regularly appears on lists of the most dangerous jobs.Warehouse work...

  By: Steve Prentice

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  Best Practices

  A Primer on Forklift Hand Signals

  Forklifts are very useful but also dangerous machines. The most common causes of forklift fatalities are:Crushed by tipped vehicle (42%)Crushed between the vehicle and a...

  By: Karoly Ban Matei | HR and Safety Manager

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  Transportation Safety

  6 Steps to Securing Transport Loads

  Modern transportation has made life a lot easier but not necessarily less hazardous. One transportation hazards that remain a serious concern is unsecured loads. These...

  By: Jessica Barrett

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  Safety Equipment

  On Guard: Simple Warehouse Barriers for Protecting People and Products

  Each year, more than 110,000 workers in the United States are involved in forklift-related accidents, and every three days a worker is killed in one. OSHA estimates that...

  By: Jessica Barrett

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  Best Practices

  4 Common Forklift Accidents - And How to Prevent Them

  They might look fun to operate, but forklifts are serious business. OSHA estimates that there are 110,000 forklift accidents each year and that an American worker is...

  By: Jessica Barrett