Reduce Use of Forklift trucks
Forklift trucks can make life difficult for employees, even as useful as they are. There are lots of accidents and injuries that can occur when forklifts are running. This can happen when a warehouse is crowded or just by chance. It’s much harder to cause an injury with a hand lift truck, as it does not have powered movement. However, the hand lift truck does have a powered lifting action, helping move items around the warehouse and stack them on shelves. Unlike forklift trucks, hand lift trucks do not need a license to operate. They are also smaller, making them ideal for warehouses with smaller aisles.
Ensure Shelf Safety
Warehouse workers must follow shelf safety protocols. This means spacing out heavy items and not going over the weight limit. Following proper shelf safety protocols can also prevent items from falling off shelves. Knowing the shelf’s weight limit and how to properly stack materials through effective weight distribution is key to shelf safety.
Improve Your Employees’ Ergonomics
Employees should observe proper ergonomics. For example, an employee hunching over while carrying a heavy item is not good for ergonomics. Instead, using an appliance hand truck with a fourth wheel attachment can keep the employee in ergonomic positions even with heavy items. The appliance hand truck does most of the work, saving the worker’s back from strain. A break-back bar means never worrying about tipping over a heavy item like a refrigerator.
Use the Proper Equipment
The right equipment for the right job can increase safety. A motorized hand truck, for example, is perfect for moving heavy items long distances across warehouse floors and to loading docks. It does nearly everything for the worker and is easy to use. With multiple nose attachments, it’s also versatile. Using it can, like the appliance hand cart, save workers’ backs from strain.
Prepare for Inclement Weather
Warehouses can be slippery. Be prepared for snow and rain to get on the warehouse floor, especially near loading docks. Using hand trucks during this time can help prevent workers from slipping on water or ice.
Ventilate the Building
Warehouse ventilation is often overlooked. Stagnate air can leave fumes and vehicle exhaust in the warehouse, which is uncomfortable and unsafe for workers. Ensure that your warehouse is well ventilated and keep the air clean.
Dress Appropriately
Loose, baggy clothing can get caught on all manner of items or tools in a warehouse. Workers may also want to wear steel-toed boots, eye goggles, and hard hats, as well. High visibility jackets can also help.
About Magline
The name Magliner has been a byword for the highest standard of material handling quality for over 70 years. To this day, the Magliner name stands for material handling equipment reliability and ease-of-use across a diversity of industries. In fact, the name Magliner is commonly used within the material handling space as a description for dollies of any brand. Unfortunately for other hand truck brands, when it comes to durability, dependability, and innovation, there is only one Magliner. Along with the iconic Magliner traditional hand trucks and dollies, Magline also carries a hand lift truck series, a motorized hand truck line, a powered stair climbing hand truck selection, fully customizable hand truck options, and a whole lot more. Whenever you need something lifted, moved, or delivered, you can always trust Magliner equipment to get it done right.
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