Supply Chain Safety
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Warehouse Safety Tips for All Companies
Statistics show that around 5 percent of all warehouse workers in the United States will experience injuries on the job each year. These injuries negatively impact not just warehouse workers and their families but the bottom line for businesses. Serious…
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Warehouse Safety Best Practices for Your Employees
As global demand for product delivery surges, more and more warehouses are being built throughout the country. Warehouses are the backbone of a supply chain and critical to any company engaged in shipping…
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Supply Chain Employee Health and Safety Measures — During and Beyond COVID-19
As the world continues to grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, global supply chain leaders are busier than ever implementing employee health and safety measures to keep both workers and customers safe — even as…
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How to Improve Pallet Durability
We’re all familiar with the scene: broken wood block pallets piled against a warehouse wall. Wood pallets like these have served their useful lifespan of around 15 to 20 trips…
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FDA Pharmaceutical Warehouse Requirements
ARTICLE UPDATED ON MARCH 15, 2024 In any warehouse or logistics facility, a primary concern is to guarantee the safe storage and intact delivery of products to end-users. Current Good…
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Stacking Loaded Pallets: Everything You Need to Know
ARTICLE UPDATED ON JULY 28, 2023 Stacking loaded pallets correctly is crucial to preventing warehouse accidents and injuries. According to the Occupational Safety & Health Standards (OSHA) guidelines, materials should be…
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Putting Foreign Material Control Procedures into Place at a Food Manufacturing Facility
Consumers of foods like canned tuna, processed chicken, and pitted olives are generally aware of the possibility that a bone or piece of pit may make it through processing. Warnings…
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Warehouse Injury Prevention: Easy Ways to Reduce Warehouse Accidents
When supply chain managers think about warehouse injury prevention, they’re often primarily focused on serious injuries that put lives at risk. However, these aren’t the only workplace injuries that should…
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Why Forklift Safety in the Warehouse Matters to Your Bottom Line
Proper forklift safety in the warehouse isn’t just about preventing employee injuries, though that is its primary goal. It’s also about protecting a company’s bottom line, as improper forklift use…
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How to Calculate the Maximum Weight Per Pallet
UPDATED JUNE 9, 2023 The last thing warehouse workers want to do while loading pallets is pull another pallet off the stack. It requires that they stop what they’re doing…