Supply Chain Safety
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Idle Pallet Storage: What You Need to Know to Keep Your Warehouse Safe
Whether they belong to your company’s internal pallet pool or are merely waiting to be disposed of, tall stacks of pallets are almost inevitable at warehouses and distribution centers. The…
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Warehouse Racking Safety Guidelines: Satisfying OSHA
ARTICLE UPDATED ON JUNE 21, 2023 Warehouse Racking Safety Guidelines: Satisfying OSHA The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has an important job — keeping workplaces and workers safe. However,…
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Cold Chain Best Practices: Tips for Temperature-Sensitive Products
The cold chain is likely the most unforgiving supply chain in logistics, and it isn’t hard to understand why. It’s energy intensive to run cooling systems in storage and transportation,…
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Good Warehouse Practices in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Losses associated with temperature lapses in the pharmaceutical supply chain are estimated at $320 billion globally, a number larger than the combined market valuation of Visa, Intel, and Walmart. Plainly,…
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How to Stack Empty Pallets Safely
In the world of warehouses and distribution centers, empty pallets often find themselves in a temporary limbo. They’ve fulfilled their cargo-carrying duties, but their next journey up the supply chain…
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Pallet Safety Tips: How to Keep Your Employees Injury-Free
On April 08, 2020, an employee sustained fatal injuries when pinned between a large pallet and a positioning table. In May 2019, an employee was killed in a walk-in storage…
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How Plastic Pallets Increase Pallet Handling Safety
Injuries in the warehouse are shockingly common. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics put the rate of injury at five per 100 warehouse employees in 2016. In comparison, logging, which…
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How to Exceed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Industry Standards
In mid-May of this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally told consumers it is safe to resume purchasing and eating romaine lettuce following an outbreak of E.coli linked…
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How to Optimize Food Supply Chain Management for Safety and Sustainability
Consider the taco. Rarely does anyone stop in their local grocery store to think about what it took to get meat, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and tortillas to their…
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Food Hygiene Regulations: How to Easily Meet FSMA Compliance Requirements
This year could see tons of food recalled in the name of safety. As of April 6, all shippers and carriers of food should be in compliance with the new…