Masters of Material Handling Blog
The warehousing and storage industry in our country is booming. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of Americans employed in warehousing and storage facilities is estimated at 1,782,200. That number has increased by over a million in the past decade. Even with this growth, workplace injuries have decreased, which is a …
A warehouse fire is one of the most devastating events that can occur in a facility. In the 35 years I’ve been in this industry, I’ve seen the catastrophic impact that disrupted production, product destruction and worker injury can have on the well-being of a team and business. According to the NFPA, there are approximately …
Material handling is a pain. No, really. According to a recent report, material handling is the most frequent cause of injury in the workplace…
Warehouse safety should be the main concern of any owner, manager or worker. Revenue and output are great to have in mind, but if a team member can’t make it to their shift because they are in the hospital, none of that really matters. In 2020 alone, businesses saw an estimated 213,000 warehouse-related injuries. Keeping …
We are barely into 2018 and the list of fires has started. Warehouse fires in Moreau, New York, Sumter, North Carolina…
The holiday season is here and life begins moving at a frantic pace. For people not involved in any form of material handling…
According to the Material Handling Institute and OSHA, warehouses are magnets for accidents. Between moving vehicles and machinery, combined with repetitive lifting, material handling…
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