Articles Tagged with ''warehouse safety''

In 2024, powered industrial truck citations ranked No. 6 in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) most commonly cited standards, with nearly 2,250 recorded violations.

What happens when poor ergonomics leads to strained workers, injuries, and lost productivity? 

Improve forklift fleet safety in warehouses. 

Checklists are valuable for helping warehouse workers follow the right steps without missing any. However, some safety professionals become overly reliant on these documents.

Amazon will have to pay $145K over multiple ergonomics cases causing serious musculoskeletal injuries in OSHA’s largest multi-site investigation in over a decade.

HeroWear’s Apex 2 exosuit launched in 2023 and features a modular design and elastic bands that function like an extra set of back muscles.

Warehouse work comes with a unique set of physical challenges. But during peak seasons, like holiday shopping or events like Prime Day, those demands skyrocket.

This powered, two polymer-rail, vertical-rising gate is OSHA-compliant, meeting all standards for fall protection and walking-working surfaces.

The report said peak shopping times resulted in the “highest weekly injury rates” for Amazon warehouse workers.

This strategy increases the value of each square foot with customizable racks, but do the pros outweigh the cons?