Warehousing Safety — OSHA has identified Public Storage and Warehousing as one of seven industries with a high lost time claims rate. As warehouse facilities have become increasingly more hazardous, injuries are likely to occur from forklifts; material handling and lifting; exposure to hazardous substances; poor housekeeping; and slips, trips, and falls. This course will highlight many of the hazards and injuries that are workers are potentially exposed to in warehouse operations. Discussion will include power industrial trucks, material handling/lifting, ergonomics, hazard communication, walking and working surfaces, exit routes, fire protection, and site-specific regulations.
No prereqs
Taught by nobody this semester.