HEALTH & SAFETY IN THE WAREHOUSE

Objectives

Identifikasi bahaya gudang

Mencegah cedera punggung
Bekerja dengan aman dengan peralatan
penanganan material
Lindungi dari kecelakaan di tempat muat barang
Tumpuk bahan dengan aman
• Cegah tergelincir, tersandung, dan jatuh
 Warehouse Safety

(HAZCOM) Komunikasi bahaya

Metode listrik, kabel
Listrik, desain sistem
Menjaga lantai & bukaan dan lubang
dinding
Keluar
Transmisi daya mekanis
Perlindungan pernapasan You have the right
to a safe workplace!
Penguncian/tagout
Alat pemadam api portabel

 Hazard Communication
Memiliki rencana pengendalian tumpahan tertulis.
Latih karyawan untuk membersihkan tumpahan,
melindungi diri mereka sendiri, dan membuang
bahan bekas dengan benar.
Menyediakan alat pelindung diri yang tepat dan
menegakkan penggunaannya.
• Simpan semua bahan kimia dengan aman dan
terjamin.
 Electrical safety

Langkah pertama menuju keselamatan listrik

adalah mengendalikan atau menghilangkan faktor-
faktor di gudang Anda yang menimbulkan bahaya
listrik. Sengatan listrik kesalahan tanah adalah
bahaya listrik yang umum. Sediakan pemutus sirkuit
(GFCIs) untuk outlet. Gudang harus menyediakan
program konduktor pembumian peralatan yang
terjamin. Salah satu dari metode ini dapat
menghilangkan bahaya pada sengatan listrik
kesalahan tanah..
Guarding Floor and Wall Openings and Holes

The easiest way to avoid falls in the warehouse is by eliminating

and controlling fall hazards. This can be achieved by the use of
fall protection equipment or devices. There are basically two
types of fall protection. With a combination of both, you can
ensure a safer environment for employees who are exposed to
fall hazards. One type of fall protection is the fall restraint;
these systems consist of equipment that prevent a free fall, for
example guardrails/standard railings, full body harness, and
warning lines. The other type is the fall arrest, these systems
help by stopping a fall in progress or saving an employee in the
middle of a fall, for example the use of safety nets.
 Respiratory protection

Many accidents occur each year and most of the time it

is because of the absence or lack of personal protective
equipment (PPE). Employers must provide their employees
with proper PPE. Many accidents occur not because of
absence or lack of PPE but because employees do not to
wear it. This is particularly true of respiratory
protection. Respiratory protection is designed to protect
the wearer from dust, fumes, paint spray, pesticides and
other substances that could bring about long-term or
permanent impairment or even death. As with other types
of PPE, safety programs provided to warehouse employees
must specify the proper ways to clean, maintain and repair
respirators.
 Lockout/Tagout

In the warehouse there is often defective or

damaged equipment. It is important that these
items are tagged with an “Out of Service” until
it gets replaced or repaired. This will keep
employees away from items that may cause
serious injury or illness. Tag is “a device usually
made of card, pasteboard, plastic or other
material used to identify a hazardous
condition”.
 Emergency Equipment

– Sprinklers
– Fire extinguishers
– Evacuation routes
– Electrical panels
– First-aid supplies
– Alarms and phones

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 Safety guidelines compliance

Warehouses range from product distribution

centres to popular retailers that sell oversize
and bulk products. Whether it is an industrial,
commercial or retail facility, warehouse
workers should follow safety guidelines for
loading docks, conveyor systems, forklifts and
pallet jacks, material storage and handling,
and good housekeeping.
 Health and Safety Hazards
Safety Hazards:
• Cause physical injuries and accidents
• Cause immediate harm
• Examples: broken bones, cuts, bruises, sprains
or electrocutions

Health Hazards:
• Cause internal injuries like diseases or illnesses
• Cause long-term harm, may take years to develop
• Examples: Cancer, heart disease, loss of hearing or
reproductive problems
 Reducing Hazards
• Employers must keep the workplace safe for workers.
• There are different ways they can do this.
• Some ways work better than other ways.
 Employers MUST:
• Inform employees about hazards through training, labels, alarms,
color-coded systems, chemical information sheets and other
methods.
• Keep accurate records of work-related injuries and illnesses.
• Perform tests in the workplace, such as air sampling .
• Provide hearing exams or other medical tests .
• Post citations, injury and illness data, and the poster in the
workplace where workers will see them.
• Notify of a workplace incident in which there is a death or when
three or more workers go to a hospital.
• Not discriminate or retaliate against a worker for using their
rights under the law.
 Risk Mapping of a Warehouse Store
• Risk mapping is a method that employees use
to identify hazards by drawing a layout of the
workplace.
• Label the various hazards that you see in the
warehouse.
– Physical/Safety Hazard
– Biological/Chemical Hazard
– Other Hazards
 How to Reduce Hazards Handout
More Effective Least Effective
(best) (worst)

***** **** *** ** *

Elimination Substitution Engineering Labor Personal
of Practices/ Protective
Hazard Administrative Equipment
Controls (PPE)
(Training &
Procedures)
 Controls
Elimination
• The best way to control a
hazard is to eliminate it
entirely. It is best to do this
as early as possible.
• Example: use an electric
forklift truck rather than a
gas operated forklift truck to
eliminate carbon monoxide
in a warehouse
Substitution
• When a hazard cannot be
eliminated completely, the
second best alternative is
substituting the dangerous
condition.
• The idea is to substitute
chemicals, equipment, or
hazardous materials with ones
that are less hazardous.
• Example: using paint that does
not contain lead-based pigments
 More Controls, but not as effective
Engineering Controls
• Engineering controls is another
way that technology can be
used to change the work
environment, a machine, or
some equipment in order to
reduce the hazard.
• Examples: machine guards,
backup alarms, guardrails,
covers, slip resistant surfaces,
and using machine to move
heavy objects instead of
carrying them.
Administrative Controls or Changing
Labor Practices
• Means changing the way and
the structure of how work is
done.
• Example: instead of one
employee exposed to a
particular hazard for eight hours
a day, the employer could
assign four workers to work for
two hours each; this could be
used for repetitive tasks or for
any exposure to a chemical
hazard.
 Least Effective Control: PPE
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):
• This is equipment or clothing to protect the worker,
such as respirators, eye goggles, gloves, knee pads,
hard hats, steel toed shoes, harnesses.
Personal Protective Equipment

– Hard hat
– Eye protection
– Hearing protection
– Dusk mask
– Work gloves
– Safety shoes
– Cold weather gear
 Back Safety

– Lifting
– Reaching
– Standing
– Pushing/pulling
– Bending
– Carrying

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 Safe Lifting Technique

• 1. Stand close to the load

• 2. Squat down next to the load
• 3. Pull the load close
• 4. Tighten your stomach muscles
• 5. Raise with back straight
 Forklift Safety:
Pedestrian Traffic
– Look
– Listen
– Be visible
– Keep your distance
– No rides
– Use PPE
– No horseplay
 Forklift Safety:
Operation
– Check weight and
stability
– Inspect
– Follow traffic rules

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 Manual Pallet Jacks
– Inspect pallets
– Stabilize load
– Watch your back
– Keep load
under control
– No horseplay!

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 Hand Trucks

– Choose the right

hand truck
– Stack so you can
see over the load
– Secure
 Safe Hand Truck Operation
– Keep a good grip
– Watch fingers
– Push, don’t pull
– Lift safely
– Maintain proper control
 Loading Dock Safety

– Lifting
– Congestion
– Trailers
– Dock doors
– Jumping
– Early departure

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 Safe Operation of Forklifts
On Loading Dock
– Wheels chocked
– Nose supported
– Floor safe
– Dock plate secure
– Away from edges

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 Stable Pallet Loads
– Stabilize
– Keep low to the
ground
– Take damaged
pallets out of
service
– Do not use as
scaffolding
 Safe Stacking

– Heavy items
on bottom
– Big loads under
small loads
– Even stacks
– Nothing sticking out;
clear aisles
 Handling Drums Safely

– Use the right lifting

tool
– Forklift
attachments
are available
– Pallets may be used
– Stack safely
– Keep incompatibles
apart
 Slips and Trips
– Wrapping
– Straps
– Cords/hoses
– Boxes/pallets
– Spills
 Falls from Elevation

– Ladders
– Stairs
– Shelves/
racks/stacks
– Manlifts
 Housekeeping
• Good housekeeping is good for safety.

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 Legislative Decree 81/2008

It is a law that regulates people's health and safety at the workplace. It

includes the Decrees 626/94 and 494/96.

The above mentioned decree introduced:

- the identification of the factors and sources of risk;
- the obligation for companies to draw up documents on security (POS, PSC...);
- control of companies who do not respect safety parameters;
- other important innovations for workers’ health.
 WHAT ARE SOME IMPORTANT ARTICLES
OF THIS LAW?

ART. 2 RECOGNISES AND GUARANTEES THE INVIOLABLE

RIGHTS OF THE PERSON;
ART.32 SAFEGUARDS HEALTH AS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT
ART. 35 THE REPUBLIC PROTECTS WORK IN ALL ITS FORMS
AND PRACTICES.
 HEALTH AND SAFETY IN ITALY WAS
GOVERNED BY EUROPEAN DECREES
626/94 AND 494/96. IN 2008 THESE LAWS
WERE INCORPORATED IN THE
LEGISLATIVE DECREE 81/08. IT IS
DIVIDED INTO 13 TITLES.
DECREE 106/09 WAS ISSUED IN 2009. IT
WAS AN ADDITION TO THE DLgs 81/08
AND IT INTRODUCED THE PENALTY
POINTS BUT IT HAS NOT STILL BEEN
APPLIED .
 WHAT ARE THE EU MAIN CHALLENGES
IDENTIFIED BY THE STRATEGIC
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
FRAMEWORK 2014-2020?

• IMPROVING THE EXISTING

LEGISLATIONS
• IMPROVING THE PREVENTION OF
WORK-RELATED DISEASES
• TACKLING DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AS
THE WORKING POPULATION AGED
BETWEEN 55 AND 64 IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE
WHAT ARE THE 2014 – 2020 PROPOSED
ACTIONS?
• FURTHER CONSOLIDATION OF
NATIONAL STRATEGIES
• SUPPORT FOR MICRO AND SMALL
ENTERPRISES.
• SIMPLIFICATION OF EXISTING
LEGISLATION
• ADDRESSING OF THE AGEING OF THE
WORKFORCE
• IMPROVEMENT OF STATISTICAL DATA
COLLECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF
THE INFORMATION BASE.
• BETTER COORDINATION AMONG EU
MEMBER STATES
• INCREASE OF INTERNATIONAL
EFFORTS
HAVE YOU GOT ANY INFORMATION ABOUT
BRITISH REGULATIONS REFERRING TO
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK?

HEALTH AND SAFETY IN GREAT

BRITAIN IS GOVERNED BY ACT 1974.
BEGINNING FROM THIS LAW HEALTH
AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE (HSE) AND
LOCAL AUTORITHIES ISSUED
NUMBERS OF OTHER ACTS AND
STATUTORIES. THESE COVER A WIDE
RANGE OF SUBJECTS.
 WHAT ARE HEALTH AND SAFETY
EMPLOYERS’ TASKS?

• TO DECIDE WHO WILL HELP THEM WITH

THEIR DUTIES
• TO WRITE A HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY
• TO CONTROL THE RISKS AT HIS WORKPLACE
• TO CONSULT HIS EMPLOYEES AND PROVIDE
THEM TRAINING AND INFORMATION
• TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT FACILITIES
• TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR FIRST AID,
ACCIDENTS AND ILLNESSES
• TO DISPLAY HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW
NOTICE
 HAVE YOU ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR THE
WORKERS?

YES, WITH PLEASURE I WILL TELL YOU

WHAT I THINK!
ACCORDING TO ME THEY CAN:
• FOLLOW THE TRAINING RECEIVED
• TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND OF
OTHER PEOPLE’S HEALTH AND SAFETY
• CO-OPERATE WITH THEIR EMPLOYER
• REPORT TO THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY
REPRESENTATIVES IF THEY THINK THEIR
WORK ACTIVITIES ARE PUTTING
ANYONE’S HEALTH AND SAFETY AT
SERIOUS RISK.
Key Points to Remember!

•You need to be aware of the hazards in warehouses.

•Always practice safe lifting.
•Use material-handling equipment safely,
and watch out for forklifts.
•Stack and store materials properly.
•Practice good housekeeping, and wear required PPE.
Any Questions?