Keeping your warehouse staff safe is a full-time job in itself. However, you don’t have to go it alone. Encouraging your employees to practice proper safety techniques shows them how important their jobs are and how much you value their hard work. Here are five ways to inspire your warehouse staff to be safe:
TrainingIf you want your workers to practice proper safety techniques you need to give them proper safety training. Hold regular safety workshops and meetings to ensure that your... Read More
Despite the apparent order, working in a warehouse is not exactly the safest place on earth. There are many dangers lurking around the corner. That leads to certain warehouse safety topics that you simply can’t afford not to discuss with your team of employees. Here are ten important topics that you should cover:
Warehouse Safety Topics:
Loading DocksThis is a broad topic that involves a variety of tips related to working with loading docks, without a forklift. It is important to... Read More
If the overhead door is closed and locked, a mechanical dock leveler will not damage the door when the dock leveler is activated. An air powered dock leveler or hydraulic dock leveler will cause extensive damage to the closed and locked overhead door if operated. To address this concern for potential damage, both air powered and hydraulic dock levelers can be ordered with an optional overhead door interlock switch. A striker plate on the door activates a wall installed limit switch when the door... Read More
A warehouse is by its very nature a risky place. Large items, moving vehicles, heavy machinery and people walking about are the ingredients for a potential catastrophe. But there are a number of things you can do to minimize the risk of injury and damage. Some of them are specific to a warehouse environment and others are more applicable to the workplace in general.
Maintaining a Safe Warehouse
The nature of warehouse works involves constant movement. Employees typically walk for long dist... Read More
If you run a business that requires you to have a warehouse, it means that you manage quite a large amount of your product. It also means that you have to comply with basic safety regulations to ensure that your employees and operations are safe.
But with the hectic warehouse environment, as new inventory comes in and other products leave in a rush to make timely deliveries, your warehouse can easily become disorganised and cluttered, leading to long-term inefficiencies and safety concerns. H... Read More
There are a number of workplaces and environments that have high risk of health problems from work-related heat exposure, including brick and ceramic plants, iron and steel foundries, rubber factories, mining sites, smelters, and food canneries, among others.
The human body is meant to stay at a constant temperature of 98.6 degrees, but when the temperature rises and the body’s natural cooling mechanism is unable to adjust appropriately due to factors like high humidity and minimal air flow... Read More
Interlocking dock equipment is becoming more common than ever. Interlocking the equipment improves safety at the loading dock area and also reduces potential for loading dock area equipment damage. First let’s identify some of the equipment that is commonly interlocked...usually equipment such as hydraulic dock levelers, vehicle restraints, overhead doors and inflatable dock seals. For example if the hydraulic dock leveler is interlocked to the overhead door, the door must be open before the d... Read More
An efficient warehouse is a profitable warehouse. To ensure optimal efficiency, you should always keep asking yourself if things at your warehouse can be done in less time with less labour and lower costs to yield maximized productivity while maintaining the highest quality of work.
Here are 5 areas to consider:
Equipment/Automation
Automation is the use of various control systems for operating equipment and processes with nominal labour. Robotic automation ultimately resu... Read More
A business that requires the use of a warehouse must have the means to keep the warehouse organized to protect their inventory during day-to-day operations. Many business leaders struggle with this task as dynamic business elements can interfere within the organization process. Fortunately, there are a number of solutions to this common business challenge. Within this post, our experts will explain five tips for keeping your warehouse organized.
Store High Volume Items near the Sh... Read More
Vehicle restraints were first introduced to increase safety at the loading dock approximately 35 years ago. The most common safety device has always been the wheel chock for the truck. Wheel chocks are like a wedge, and once the truck is backed into position, the chocks are manually positioned in front of the back wheels to the stop the truck from rolling forward while it is being loaded. Often these chocks go missing, or can can slip on the snow and ice during winter weather. Since they are usu... Read More