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.
Safety Training in Just 7 Minutes Flat!
BLR’s unique 7-Minute Safety Trainer program can impart a full, prewritten safety meeting in about the time it takes to brew coffee. This means more information is retained by banishing the fatigue of long, boring presentations. Your workers are going to love it! And more important, they will learn from it! Program includes:
- 50 prewritten meeting modules on virtually every OSHA-required and key workplace safety topic
- Reproducible, illustrated safety handouts, ready to use
- Safety quizzes and answer keys
- Easy-to-use recordkeeping system
- Training tips for successful safety meetings
And because training needs change, you receive new meetings every quarter, included in the program price, as long as you remain a subscriber. Try it at no cost or risk!