HEALTH AND SAFETY IN

WAREHOUSING
 Some rules applicable to warehouse management.
 Identify the objectives of the facility

 Maintain safety stock levels

 Control the flow of goods

 Maintain quality control

 Use the right software

 The responsibilities of employer in warehousing
• Under health and safety legislation employers must, “so far as is reasonably

practicable”, provide employees with adequate and appropriate welfare facilities,

such as washing, toilet, rest and changing facilities, and somewhere clean to eat

and drink during breaks while they are at work. In addition, the employer has legal

requirements concerning ventilation, temperature, lighting, cleanliness, room

dimensions, workstations and seating, floor conditions, falls or falling objects,

transparent and translucent doors, gates and walls, windows, skylights and

ventilators, traffic routes and escalators. Many of these are of particular

importance to health and safety in warehouses.

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 The responsibilities of employees in warehousing
• Handle loading and unloading operations in a warehouse.
• Handle sensitive items and materials in a delicate manner.
• Check and identify numbers and labels on assigned items and materials.
• Maintain warehouse premises neat, clean and tidy.
• Drive trucks and vans carrying items and materials.
• Organize and rearrange items and materials neatly in respective places in a
warehouse.
• Maintain and manage inventory levels and controls.
• Check and inspect the conditions of items and materials while loading and
unloading.
• Ensure compliance of safety procedures and practices.

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 Personal Protective Equipments in warehousing
• Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE ) refers to the essential clothing and
equipment that can potentially ensure the safety of workers on site or in a
warehouse environment. Some of the common PPE for warehouse workers can
include; Hard hats, High visibility clothing, Safety goggles/glasses etc.

The significance of warehouse Personal Protective Equipment

Warehouses are identified as hazardous work environments where serious

accidents occur, that may also result in a fatality
 The purpose of PPE is to reduce worker exposure to hazards when engineering and
administrative controls are not feasible or effective in reducing risks to acceptable
levels.
 PPE requirements are essential as they are intended to keep workers safe and
prevent a near miss from becoming a serious injury.
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 Risks in warehousing
The risks
• Warehouses and storage buildings can be dangerous environments to work in,
with many potential hazards and associated risks. The risks in warehouses include:
manual handling/musculoskeletal disorders, slips and trips, falling objects, vehicles
in and around the warehouse, work at height, lighting, hazardous substances and
fire.
• The key part of managing these risks is the risk assessment — the process of
evaluating risks to workers' health and safety from workplace hazards in order to
determine the measures required to eliminate or reduce the level of
incidents/accidents.
• The risk assessment should identify the key health and safety priorities within the
warehouse so that efforts can be concentrated on these priorities.

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