Warehouse Safety Orientation
Learning objectives
- Describe warehouse hazards and techniques for handling materials safely, both manually and using mechanical equipment.
- Explain how to identify, prevent, and avoid warehouse worksite hazards
- Outline how to plan for and respond to hazardous incidents that may occur on the job
Course overview
This lesson will teach warehouse workers how to recognize lifting hazards, safe lifting techniques, and safe material handling and storage. They should also be able to recognize the hazards and proper use of mechanical material handling equipment.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
- 28 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- Tier: 2
- Course ID: 17987
English, Spanish, French Canadian, Korean, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Hindi, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Bosnian, Dutch
Course Outline
- Materials Handling Basics
- Protections from Worksite Hazards
- Emergency Planning and Incident Response
Regulations
- 29 CFR Part 1910 Subpart E n Exit Routes and Emergency Planning n 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans
- 29 CFR 1910 Subpart H n Hazardous Materials
- 29 CFR 1910 Subpart I n Personal Protective Equipment
- 29 CFR 1910 Subpart N n Materials Handling and Storage n 1910-178 Powered Industrial Trucks
- 29 CFR 1910 Subpart S - Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - 1910.335 Safeguards for personnel protection
- California Code of Regulations, Subchapter 7. General Industry Safety Orders, Group 1. General Physical Conditions and Structures Orders, Article 5. Emergency Action Plans and Fire Prevention Plans, Section 3220. Emergency Action Plans
- California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Group 1, General Physical Conditions and Structures Orders, Article 10, Personal Safety Devices and Safeguards, Section 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program
- California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Group 1, General Physical Conditions and Structures Orders, Article 4. Access, Work Space, and Work Areas, Section 3273, Working Space
- California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Group 16, Control of Hazardous Substances, Article 109, Hazardous Substances and Processes, Section 5194, Hazard Communication
- California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Group 2, Safe Practices and Personal Protection, Article 10, Personal Safety Devices and Safeguards, Sections 3395, 3396, Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor Places of Employment, Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment
- California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Subchapter 7. General Industry Safety Orders, Group 4, General Mobile Equipment and Auxiliaries, Article 25, Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Haulage Vehicles, and Earthmoving Equipment, Sections 3650, 3664, Industrial Trucks, General, Operating Rules
- California Code of Regulations,Title 8, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Group 2, Safe Practices and Personal Protection, Article 10, Personal Safety Devices and Safeguards, Section 5110, Repetitive Motion Injuries
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHS) (Part VIII - Electrical Safety)
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHS) (Part X - Hazardous Substances)
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHS) (Part XII - Tools and Machine
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHS) (Part XVI - First Aid)
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHS) (Part II - Permanent Structures)
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHS) (Part III - Temporary Structures and Excavations)
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHS) (Part VII - Levels of Sound)
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHS) (Part XII - Protection Equipment and Other Preventative Measures)
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHS) (Part XIV - Materials Handling)
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHS) (Part XIX - Hazard Prevention Program)
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHS) (Part XVII - Safe Occupancy of the Workplace)
- EU Framework Directive 89/391/EEC
- Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) (Ontario)
- Senate Bill No. 553: Occupational safety: Workplace violence: Restraining Orders and Workplace Violence Prevention Plan. Chapter 289. Retrieved from https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov