Warehouse Safety: Safe Material Handling
This program raises employee awareness around hazards like material handling, chemical handling and storage, and slips, trips, and falls.
A warehouse can be a dangerous place to work. Vehicular incidents, hazardous material leaks from containers, and the constant movement of large, heavy materials all pose serious risk to your employees. It's important that they understand these risks and know the strategies to avoid harm.
Warehouse Safety: Safe Material Handling raises employee awareness around hazards like material handling, chemical handling and storage, and slips, trips, and falls. It also covers the different types of personal protective equipment (PPE) that can be used and offers tips on how to work safely around warehouse traffic.
Key Learning Points
Personal Protective Equipment
- Where to use PPE
Manual Material Handling
- Risks and Solutions for Material Handling
Chemical Handling and Storage
- Handling Chemicals
- Storing Chemicals
Forklifts, Pedestrians, and Loading Docks
- Forklifts
- Pedestrians
- Loading Docks
Slips and Trips, Falling from Heights, and Falling Objects
- Slips and Trips
- Falling from Heights
- Falling Objects