| Storage and warehousing can be a dangerous | | | | excellent means of access to different parts of |
| business if important safety rules are not adhered | | | | the warehouse.The Health and Safety Executive |
| to. A recent serious injury to an employee of a | | | | severely criticised the storage and warehousing |
| warehousing company has prompted the Health | | | | plant at which the recent accident took place. It |
| and Safety Executive to remind companies of the | | | | claimed that it would have been avoided if a |
| necessity of following its rules.The recent accident | | | | supervisor had been on site. The supervisor would |
| that resulted in the victim fracturing his pelvis and | | | | have been able to see that the boards on which |
| crushing his vertebra after a fall, demonstrates | | | | the employee had been standing in the warehouse |
| the importance of supervision and planning heights | | | | were unstable and therefore unsafe.As a result |
| properly. The accident occurred outside normal | | | | the company was fined £20,000 for each |
| working hours at the storage and warehousing | | | | breach of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act |
| company based in the UK.According to the Health | | | | 1974. In addition to this it was ordered to pay |
| and Safety Executive:'It highlights the need for | | | | court costs along with £5000 to the |
| companies to make sure safety procedures are in | | | | victim.Falls are the most common cause of fatal |
| place whenever their employees are at work, not | | | | accidents in storage and warehousing companies. |
| just during normal hours.It continued to say that | | | | They make up around 13% of all injuries that |
| companies in this sector should always conduct a | | | | occur on site. However, the good news is that |
| detailed risk assessment before starting work. | | | | many of these accidents can be avoided if |
| They should also always ensure that there is a | | | | companies adhere to health and safety |
| safe way for employees to move around and | | | | guidelines.GBS Freight is a UK storage and |
| that they should be given any necessary training. | | | | warehousing company. |
| Tower scaffolds, for instance, can provide an | | | | |