Tip Sheet: 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. Strain injuries can result from manually rearranging pallets that should be mechanically moved. Workers also risk being hit or crushed when they have to move improperly stacked loads. Clear communication about efficient and safe load placement is the key to preventing injuries. TIPS TO LIVE BY - 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 hazards. Think about the delivery route and arrange loads appropriately. Make sure load placement supports safe movement by hand trucks or pallet jacks and have the equipment ready in the truck. If possible, use a forklift to move and stack large, heavy loads. Train drivers on how to identify and safely deal with pinch points, slippery working surfaces and heavy or unstable loads. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Equipment Operation 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:
  Fact Sheet ; Fact Sheet
• 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:20059010
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 90-13-2008 (Revised 2019), 2019 Apr; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Tip sheet: 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/223346/cdc_223346_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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