Storage and Warehousing and the Importance of Following Health and Safety Guidelines

Storage and warehousing can be a dangeroustraining. Tower scaffolds, for instance, can provide an
business if important safety rules are not adhered to.excellent means of access to different parts of the
A recent serious injury to an employee of awarehouse.
warehousing company has prompted the Health andThe Health and Safety Executive severely criticised
Safety Executive to remind companies of thethe storage and warehousing plant at which the
necessity of following its rules.recent accident took place. It claimed that it would
The recent accident that resulted in the victimhave been avoided if a supervisor had been on site.
fracturing his pelvis and crushing his vertebra after aThe supervisor would have been able to see that the
fall, demonstrates the importance of supervision andboards on which the employee had been standing in
planning heights properly. The accident occurredthe warehouse were unstable and therefore unsafe.
outside normal working hours at the storage andAs a result the company was fined £20,000
warehousing company based in the UK.for each breach of the Health and Safety at Work
According to the Health and Safety Executive:etc Act 1974. In addition to this it was ordered to
'It highlights the need for companies to make surepay court costs along with £5000 to the
safety procedures are in place whenever theirvictim.
employees are at work, not just during normal hours.Falls are the most common cause of fatal accidents
It continued to say that companies in this sectorin storage and warehousing companies. They make
should always conduct a detailed risk assessmentup around 13% of all injuries that occur on site.
before starting work. They should also always ensureHowever, the good news is that many of these
that there is a safe way for employees to moveaccidents can be avoided if companies adhere to
around and that they should be given any necessaryhealth and safety guidelines.