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Distributing Safety - An Usdaw guide to health and safety in warehouses (Leaflet 366)Date: 29 June 2009
Over 20,000 Usdaw members work in distribution in warehouses handling large volumes of goods. Frozen foods, groceries, pharmaceutical products and household and DIY products – the goods handled are as varied as the locations. But common factors include high volumes, rapid throughput and intensive manual handling. The HSE has recently revised the basic guidance on health and safety in warehouses, 'HSG76 Warehousing and Storage - A Guide to Health and Safety', which gives detailed advice on the common hazards. This leaflet distils the guidance from HSG76 with the years of experience of Usdaw Health and Safety Reps. It covers many of the most significant risks in the sector and provides useful checklists for reps to use when inspecting their warehouse.
Sections in this leaflet include:
But reps also provide another important service. Some of the most important risks remain hidden because workers want to get on with the job and are reluctant to complain. Checklists in this guide stress the importance of reps talking to members. By doing so in an organised way reps can uncover the hidden risks and give a collective voice to workers' concerns. Often these problems can be remedied by simple changes - making work more productive and efficient as well as safer and healthier. Reps can keep informed about the changes and about emerging risks by signing up to our email alert system and checking out our health and safety web pages. For further advice and assistance contact the Health and Safety Section at Central Office:
Health and Safety Section Distributing Safety - An Usdaw guide to health and safety in warehouses (Leaflet 366) was correct at date of publication June 2009. Download File: If you do not have the software to download this attachment you can download it here. Resources Library Get Active
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