Warehouse Safety Tips
Health and Safety Tips for Warehouse Operators
If you are a warehouse operator, you are single-handedly responsible for the safety of everyone and everything in your warehouse. Health and safety can be quite simple if you know what you are doing, so make sure you are covering all your bases so that you aren’t losing people or products to accidents on your watch. The following tips will help you make sure that you are on the right track.
Hazards
There are three main types of hazards that commonly pose health and safety risks in warehouses, so make sure your workers know the following rules regarding hazards.
Spills: If anything is spilled it must be cleaned up immediately, and if you have to leave to get cleaning supplies, have someone else watch the mess area and warn co-workers. Slipping on an unattended spill can lead to very serious injuries.