Protective Guarding Trends Include Guardrails, Topple Protection
In a recent article in MHI Solutions, “Topple Protection and New Standards Among the Key Developments for Protective Guarding Field,” members of the Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association (ProGMA) discussed an increased commitment to safety in warehousing and distribution centers. The ...
Protective Guarding For Storage Systems Keeps Employees And Equipment Safe
Annually, the Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index publishes the Top 10 causes of serious, disabling workplace injuries. Three—falls to a lower level, falling items, and entrapment in equipment—were the focus of a MODEX 2024 educational session presented by the Protective ...
Protective Netting Safeguards People And Property In Multiple Industrial Applications
In the dynamic environments of today’s warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities, safety is paramount. Operations are increasingly storing inventory at higher heights and in different areas. That can, however, pose potential risks to personnel and property. Enter protective netting ...
Active Protective Guarding Technologies Increasingly Available
Ensuring the safety of employees working in warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing operations is a top priority. To reduce safety risks, many operations use personal protective equipment (PPE) and physical barriers to separate humans from potential hazards. Despite efforts to ...
9 Ways Safety Netting Benefits Warehousing And Distribution Operations
Ensuring the safety of workers in warehouses and distribution centers (DCs) is crucial. With products stored overhead in industrial racking systems, however, there is a risk that items could fall. A falling item could result in injury to a person ...
Protective Guarding Helps Warehouses Be OSHA Compliant And Eliminate Hazards
Last October, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began unscheduled inspections warehouses and distribution centers as part of its new National Emphasis Program. The agency’s goal is to reduce and eliminate hazards in these operations, which employ more than ...
Improve Dock Safety With Protective Guarding, Part 2: Products And ...
Nearly 25% of all industrial accidents take place in shipping and receiving docks. As explored in the previous post the dangers to workers and truck drivers include potential forklift collisions and falls from open dock doors. However, forklift impacts can also ...
Improve Dock Safety With Protective Guarding, Part 1: People
Inbound and outbound loading docks are among the busiest areas within a facility. They’re also among the most dangerous. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, between 2015 and 2020, nearly 33,000 employees missed an average of two weeks of ...
ProGMA’s Two MODEX 2024 Educational Sessions Explore The Latest Protective ...
Among the Top 10 causes of serious, disabling workplace injuries are falls to a lower level, falling items, being caught in machinery, and pedestrian/vehicle incidents. Together, these four causes alone cost employers $15.79 billion, according to the 2023 Liberty Mutual ...
Curb Barriers Guard Against Fork Penetration In Pedestrian, Equipment Areas
To protect personnel, equipment, and building structures from forklift impacts, many operations install safety barriers and other protective guarding devices. However, the majority of those solutions don’t extend all the way to the floor. Those gaps create the potential for ...