eBook - Warehouse Solutions (EM21060) - Book - Page 15
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Enhancing Warehouse
Safety
ADOPTING A COMPREHENSIVE,
INTEGRATED APPROACH
A comprehensive approach to warehouse
design enables and includes an integrated but
thorough approach to safety. A broader view
of safety management that considers multiple
components of the warehouse environment,
including but not limited to forklifts, can
contribute to a more effective safety program.
Bringing together these different components
can help existing safety programs and drive
measurable improvements in key safety
metrics. When properly executed, an integrated
safety program can help reduce injuries, lower
equipment and product damage, and streamline
compliance, generating a positive ROI while
encouraging and strengthening a safetyfocused culture.
The Crown Equipment e-book,
“An Integrated Approach to
Safety,” details this integrated
approach and focuses on those
components directly connected
to the forklift. This can include
equipment design and features
that enhance safety, a supplerbased approach to training that
does more than check a box,
and forklift connectivity solutions
that leverage data accessed from
the truck’s control system and
sensors.
A more holistic approach to
warehouse design brings nonforklift components (e.g., signage, racking
protection) front and center so they can be
included in an integrated safety approach
to palletized storage.
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