Warehousing
There will be a range of hazards you must first identify and then control (to reduce the risk of them causing harm).
As with all health and safety management it’s probably best to break the issues down into specific hazard categories and then compare your workplace against the guidance issued by the authorities.
The employer has a duty to take whatever steps are necessary to control and manage the risks.
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Some of the more significant issues you need to look out for in addition to the management issues listed on the main health and safety page are listed to the right:
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- Separation of pedestrians and vehicles (forklifts and delivery trucks)
- Safety of forklift trucks
- Condition of floors/slopes
- Safety of forklift drivers
- Safety of racking and storage
- Falls or falling objects
- Safety of forklift fuel supplies
- Manual handling
- Plant and Equipment maintenance
- Noise
- Temperature
- Lighting
- Cleanliness
- First aid
- Welfare (rest facilities)
When you are looking at these issues (in other words doing a risk assessment) you need to measure your workplace against the standards in the official guidance which you can download here:
- L22 Safe use of work equipment
- L23 Manual handling
- L24 Workplace health and safety
- L74 First aid at work
- L113 Safe use of lifting equipment
- L117 Rider operated lift trucks
- L146 Consulting workers on health and safety
- HSG6 Safety in working with lift trucks
- HSG60 Upper limb disorders in the workplace
- HSG76 warehousing and storage
