Logistics Safety Awareness

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Occupational Safety and Heath Administration (OSHA) Video

Objectives: Participants will:

Examine facts associated with fall hazards

Examine proper materials handing usage and safety

Explain back Injury prevention

Identify requirements for use of personal protective

equipment

Logistics Safety Awareness

The fatal injury rate for the logistics industry is higher than the national average for all industriesSeveral potential hazards for workers in the logistics field:Slips, Trips and FallsMaterials HandlingBack InjuryPPE

Fall Hazards

Slips trips and falls constitutes the majority of General Industry accidents

Moving materials on different levels

Different type of floor surfaces

Lose your balance or stumble

Fall Hazards

Slip

Trip

Fall

occurs when persons foot contacts an object or lower level unexpectedly causing them to be thrown off balance

occurs when you are too far off balance

occurs when too little friction/traction between the shoe and walking surface

Fall Hazards

Slips trips and falls 1910 subpart D - Walking-working surfaces

Walking/working surfaces are addressed in specific standards for the general industry, shipyard employment, marine terminals, long shoring, and the construction industry.

Good Housekeeping OSHA (29 CFR 1910.22(a))

Slips, Trips and Falls video/Fall Hazards

Fall Hazards

Moving materials on different levels is not considered an issue in Fall Hazards.

A. True

B. False

Fall Hazards

Fall Hazards

Materials Handling

Material Handling equipment and precautions: Forklift Hand Truck, Dollies, By Hand Conveyors Cranes, Hoists or Derricks

Materials Handling

1. Which does OSHA require you to be

certified in to be trained and authorized?A. Hand Truck

B. Conveyors

C. Dollies

D. Cranes and Forklift

Stacking Loads Video/Material Handling

Material Handling

(29 CFR 1910.176(b)-(c)) that "Storage of material shall not create a hazard.

• stack containers and materials so they're stable and secure against sliding or collapse

Safe Storage Practices/Stacking Loads

Materials Handling/Back Safety

• Material handling is the lifting, lowering, moving, pushing pulling carrying equipment, supplies tools etc. from one place to another.

• Control stressors by:• Minimizing the amount of weight handled• Use material handling devices • Break material into smaller packages • Plan ahead

Back Safety

• Factors to consider

• Object weight – Of course!

• Size, shape, contents

• Frequency

• Vertical distance of lift

• How much can you lift?

• NIOSH – 51 lbs.

• AGCIH – 70 lbs.

Back Injuries Video

Back Safety

A back support belt may be used as long as:

A. Approved by supervisor/physician

B. Its made out of material that wont chafe

C. Its been OSHA certified

D. You feel better with it on

Personal Protective Equipment

One of the best ways to protect yourself from injury is to wear proper clothing and equipment

OSHA requires employers to provide—and employees to use—PPE wherever we identify hazards that could cause "injury or impairment" (29 CFR 1910.132(a))

Personal Protective Equipment

Hard HatsFootwearGlovesSafety Glasses/Protective ClothingHearing Protection

Summary

Be aware of your surroundings- slips, trips and falls

Good Housekeeping- neat, clean organized, no obstacles or hazards present

Material Handling- handling, stacking, storage Back Safety- know limitations, weight, ask for help PPE- first line of defense proper personal

protective equipment

Helpful OSHA Resources

OSHA has many helpful programs, including assistance about safety and health programs, state plans, workplace consultations, voluntary protection programs, strategic partnerships, training and education, and more

OSHA Contact NumbersTo report Unsafe Working Conditions, Safety and Health Violations Contact OSHA @:

1-800-321-OSHA (6742) / TTY1-877-889-5627

To File a Complaint Form:

To file an OSHA-7 report online, see how to file a complaint with OSHA (www.osha.gov)

For more information regarding your rights, see Worker Rights

References

29 CFR 1910 subpart D - Walking-working surfaces29 CFR 1910.22(b)(1) - Sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. 29 CFR 1910.22(a) - keep the area "clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition."29 CFR 1910.141(a) neat and the aisles clear29 CFR 1910.176(b)-(c)- Storage of material shall not create a hazard.29 CFR 1910.132(a) - PPE wherever we identify hazards that could cause "injury or impairment“29 CFR 1910.135(a)- where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects"

References

(Online) https://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/ppe-factsheet

(Online) https://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_Hurricane_Facts/fall.pdf

(Online) https://www.osha.gov/Publications/3220_Warehouse.pdf

Keller & Associates, Inc., J.J. (2004). Loading Dock and Warehouse Safety “The Ins and Outs).

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