Pushing and Pulling
Pushing and pulling are common work activities in many work [...]
Pushing and pulling are common work activities in many work [...]
INTRODUCCIÓN A LAS CARRETILLAS ELEVADORAS DE CARGA Las carretillas elevadoras [...]
INTRODUCTION TO PALLET JACKS Pallet jacks, also known as pallet [...]
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Safety Talk ¿QUE ESTÁ EN RIESGO? Esguinces y torceduras, dolores [...]
El INCIDENTE El Sr. Smith quedó atrapado y fue aplastado [...]
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INCIDENT Fuyao forklift operator Ricky Patterson, 57, of Dayton died [...]
INCIDENT Amazon the world’s largest retailer with a gigantic warehouse [...]
There are over 10,000 warehouses in the United States and Canada, employing over 200,000 workers, and countless ways to be injured or killed.
Strains and sprains, sore shoulders and bad backs - these are facts of life if your work involves manually moving materials. Manual lifting can result in injury, particularly when it involves a heavy load, twisting motion or repetition.
Employees in industrial environments face different hazards than those in office or warehousing environments. For this reason they need training that addresses the hazards they face in the course of their job. This program covers General Safety Rules, Workplace Hazards, PPE, Machine Guarding, Emergency Action Plans, Slips & Falls, Housekeeping, Working at Heights, Hand & Electrical Tools, Hazard Communication, Forklifts, Proper Body Mechanics and other vital information.
Cuts are common injuries but they are preventable. Employees will learn how to safely work with knives and proper cutting techniques which will minimize risks when working with knives and other sharp items.
Cuts are common injuries but they are preventable. Employees will learn how to safely work with knives and proper cutting techniques which will minimize risks when working with knives and other sharp items.
Employees in industrial environments face different hazards than those in office or warehousing environments. For this reason they need training that addresses the hazards they face in the course of their job. This program covers General Safety Rules, Workplace Hazards, PPE, Machine Guarding, Emergency Action Plans, Slips & Falls, Housekeeping, Working at Heights, Hand & Electrical Tools, Hazard Communication, Forklifts, Proper Body Mechanics and other vital information.
The space between a loading dock and a truck trailer is one of the most dangerous in any plant. But no matter how fast things move for just-in-time shipping, you should always make time for safety.
It’s a rare workplace that doesn’t have some sort of handcart for moving stock and equipment. From wheelbarrows and furniture carts to dollies and pallet jacks, handcarts help workers perform jobs better and faster, and they also help to prevent back injuries caused by lifting heavy items.
There’s hardly a workplace that doesn’t handle or store materials.
Equipment that you use on the job may require you to apply pushing or pulling forces.
Forklift safety is an essential part of warehouse and housekeeping safety. A forklift incident can easily injure its driver, as well as workers who share floor space with forklifts.
There are a few guidelines that address safe stacking heights [...]
This puzzle???s theme is materials handling. Complete this puzzle with words related to the safe moving, handling and storage of materials.
Furious forklifts, scattered supplies and close calls - they're all here, and somebody needs to fix them. Because, as the old saying goes: it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt.
Warehouse of Woe - The company doesn't understand it. They've been doing great business, but they're losing money on all the worker's compensation claims. Do you have any ideas why?
Losten Foundry - The workers at this fine establishment are aiming for a perfect year: 100% lost-injury-time incidents. And they might succeed at it this year, unless you stop them.