Warehouse Safety Meeting Topics

Warehouse safety vital to a work environment. A warehouse is not merely shelves full of dusty boxes; it is a hive of activity, with motorized vehicles and lifting equipment. These can bring with them potential fire and other safety hazards. Schedule regular meetings with your warehouse staff so employees will understand all important safety topics, and make your workplace a better and safer place.

Schedule Safety Session Meetings

Schedule regular meetings for all your employees, and make attendance mandatory. The best time for such meetings is at the start of a shift, or just after a scheduled lunch or work break. Provide Spanish-language and other interpreters for workers whose first language isn't English. Have a checklist showing all potential problems, review any past issues and encourage employees to voice their concerns.

Emphasize Safe Operation of Machinery

Forklifts, pallet jacks, conveyer belts and trucks are all common to warehouses. Make sure your workers leave the safety meeting with a full understanding of how to work on elevated docks; how to avoid getting clothing or hair caught in conveyer belts; how to work with forklifts; and how to warn others when operating forklifts. Pallets must be loaded and stacked properly to avoid potential tip-overs and collapses. Any horsing around with machinery must be strictly banned and promptly and severely punished.

Don't Neglect Fire Safety

Every warehouse is a potential fire trap. Even if the goods stored in the warehouse aren't flammable, the wrappings and boxes used to contain those items can fuel a fire. Appoint seasoned workers as fire marshals to spot dangers and coordinate regular fire drills. Ban smoking, except in designated areas or outdoors.



No Safety Equipment? No Job!

Workers should wear helmets and steel-toed work boots at all times to protect against that dangerous combination of gravity and boxes on upper shelves. In your safety meeting, relate to employees that listening to music or using a cell phone can distract workers and lead to accidents.

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