Better Safe than Sorry

When you work in an industry that involves storing and transporting thousands upon thousands of pounds of products, the risk of personal injury looms over your head like an ominous rain cloud. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the fatal injury rate for the warehousing industry is higher than the national average for all industries.

But potential dangers can’t constitute something not getting done. You could get hurt walking down the stairs, but you do it anyways, right? Well, granted, working in a warehouse is considerably more dangerous than walking down the stairs, but similar to walking down stairs, it’s something that needs to be done. Warehousing is the backbone to nearly all businesses. Products need to be produced, shipped, and stored all across the world. Without warehousing, businesses would crumble to the ground.

If you’re going to run a warehouse, work in a warehouse, or ever plan to step foot in a warehouse, there are a few potential hazards that you’ll want to keep an eye out for:

• Unsafe use of forklifts
• Improper stacking of products
• Failure to use proper personal protective equipment
• Failure to follow proper lockout/tagout procedures
• Inadequate fire safety provisions
• Repetitive motion injuries

Education is the most effective way to combat these potential hazards in the workplace. Shoppa’s Material Handling knows that proper safety goes hand-in-hand with warehousing. So, in addition to providing top-of-the-line products, Shoppa’s Material Handling offers training programs to ensure your worker’s safety. Shoppa’s is willing to do more than just rent and sell forklifts, narrow isle equipment, scissor lifts, and a number of other warehouse equipment. We value the safety of our customers and employ experienced trainers who will assist you in meeting any safety regulations and precautions.