Load Smart – Your Driver Will Thank You

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries ; Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  Hazard: This driver is turning a pallet that weighs approximately 250 lbs because it was not loaded in the correct position. Solution: The top tier pallet is positioned so that the receiving customer's forklift driver can lift it. Material handling can cause injuries to drivers, loaders and unloaders when . . . Workers use their bodies to move pallets that should be mechanically moved. Workers must rearrange loads that have been improperly loaded. Communication about efficient and safe load placement is the key to preventing injuries: Encourage communication between drivers and warehouse workers as part of your loading process. Have warehouse and sales staff ride along with a driver so they better understand the issues. Think about the delivery route and order loads appropriately. Make sure loads are placed so that they can be safely moved by hand trucks or pallet jacks and that the equipment is on the truck. Educate drivers on how to identify and safely deal with risk factors such as pinch points, slippery working surfaces and heavy or unstable loads. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Injury Prevention Lifting Manual Materials Handling Truck Drivers Trucking Warehousing
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance ; Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058715
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 90-13-2008, 2008 Feb; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  SHARP Program, Dept. of Labor & Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• Email:
  TruckingNews@KeepTruckingSafe.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ; Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Load smart - your driver will thank you
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223116/cdc_223116_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 179.05 KB ]