Health & Safety Requirements For Working In A Warehouse
Although safety is all about common sense, there are a few things to bear in mind to ensure that everyone using a warehouse space remain safe at all times.
We’ve all seen the videos of forklift drivers knocking over shelves, causing a domino effect and destroying most of the goods in the warehouse in the process. There are a lot of hilarious videos out there, but the reality of the situation is that people can get seriously injured if safety precautions aren’t put in place.
Whether your workers drive forklifts or lift trucks, vehicle safety is essential to avoid serious injury.
●Only allow staff to drive vehicles if they have received practical training. No one under the age of 18 should operate a forklift.
●Provide regular training for employees operating lifting equipment or heavy machinery.
●Ensure workers maintain speed limits, provide signs to remind people, forklifts should never exceed 5mph.
There are so many workplace injury adverts due to the sheer amount of careless injuries happening in the workplace that could have otherwise been avoided.
Statistics from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) show that falls from slips and trips are the single most common cause of work-related injuries in the UK.
Preventing slips, trips and falls:
●Ensure staff know how to carry out good housekeeping. This includes cleaning up spillages, keeping paths and access routes clear, cables tidied away etc.
●Ensure cleaning staff display appropriate warning signs on wet surfaces.
●Make sure floors are level. Uneven surfaces can cause people to trip, objects to fall and things to roll, and serious injuries can result.
Provide adequate and regular training for anyone working at heights.
Health and safety risk assessments should be carried out regularly to identify risks and put the necessary preventative measures in place to prevent these from happening.
Ensure these are communicated to everyone working in the environment and that they are clear on the measures required.
These are just a few of the preventative measures you can put in place to avoid serious injury in the warehouse and the workplace.
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