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Ensure Warehouse Safety with Forklift Separation Products & Pedestrian Crossings
The safety of your employees and visitors is more important than anything else, and it can be a bit more challenging when they’re in the same working spaces as forklifts and powered equipment. Data from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics indicates that forklift accidents account for more than 7,000 non-fatal injuries and over 600…
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Is Your Workplace Prepared for Social Distancing?
Is Your Workplace Prepared for Social Distancing? Most offices will look very different when employees return to non-remote work, as companies plan a range of surveillance and security protocols to curb virus transmission. Buffet lunches and open floor concepts may soon be on the outs as plexiglass partitions and one-way walkways are brought in. The…
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Safety Gate Options
Pivot Gate The Pivot Gate also referred to as a “Safety Gate,” allows for the safe loading and unloading of goods by ensuring the mezzanine is always walled off. When the gate is lifted to unload goods, the other end of the gate will be lowered ensuring that the mezzanine never has an open area.…
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The Safety of Modular Construction
The Safety of Modular Construction Out of all major sectors in the United States, the construction industry has consistently been ranked at the top for fatal injuries. In 2016 alone, OSHA recorded 4,683 workplace fatalities with 991 of them coming from construction or roughly 21% of the total. Of these 991 fatalities, 63.7% of them…
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How Do Building Codes Impact Rack Repair?
How Do Building Codes Impact Rack Repair? Building codes and standards evolve and improve over time—meaning a rack system installed several years ago may not meet current standards. When repairing an older system, should the work be performed to the codes in place during the original installation, or to current standards? Prior to fixing damaged…
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Are you using a Drug-Free company for your projects?
Are you using a Drug-Free company for your projects? The Problems 60% of the world’s production of illegal drugs is consumed in the U.S. Nearly 70% of current users of illegal drugs are employed. Nearly 1 in 4 employed Americans between the ages of 18 – 35 have illegally used drugs. 1/3 of employees know…
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OSHA 10 Trained?
OSHA 10 Trained? Warehouse Optimizers project managers and salesmen have completed 10 hours of OSHA training. We require our installers to have a minimum of OSHA 10 training completed prior to any work contracted for WOI. In addition to OSHA 10 training we require offer the following assurance for our client’s safety: TN Certified Drug-Free…
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What Does It Mean To Have A DEA-Approved Drug Cage?
What Does It Mean To Have A DEA-Approved Drug Cage? If you store controlled substances classified under even the least restrictive DEA drug schedule, regardless of the reason, you need secure storage to ensure these substances are not accessed by unauthorized persons. The DEA has strict requirements for controlled substances which must be followed. Whether…
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How to Make Your Facility Safer
How to Make Your Facility Safer In 2015, the transportation and warehousing industries had the second highest rate of injury per 100 full-time employees, and workers in these industries saw the most days away from work due to these injuries. Manufacturing was tied with construction with the fourth highest rate of injury. These incidents come…
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Do you know who is doing your installation work and are they qualified?
Do you know who is doing your installation work and are they qualified? Should I assume that our supplier’s employees are performing my installation? Most material handling companies outsource their installations to third party installation personnel. This can leave the client exposed in many areas including insurance coverage, proper safety & equipment training, quality of work, and…
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