OSHA 10-hour Warehouse Safety Training Program

Program Overview:

Warehouse Safety is an industry best practice and a set of regulatory guidelines and to help warehousing personnel ensure a safe work environment and reinforce safe behavior when working in warehouses.

OSHA has revealed that the fatal injury rate for the warehousing industry is higher than the national average for all industries.

Depending on the type of business, there are specific safety rules to be followed due to hazards that are also specific to the type of work people do. However, there are also warehouse safety rules that should be adhered to by employees in any warehouse. Below are a few general tips to follow to ensure warehouse safety, regardless of business or industry.

According to a job market report, warehouse workers are the most in-demand employees, and this demand is only expected to continue.

Job Market Demand- Warehouse Industry:

"In 2Q 2021, a record 423.7 million square feet of industrial space was under construction to create new warehouses. As this space is completed and occupied, they will need to fill an estimated 282,470 additional warehouse job positions to support activities within these facilities."

"This increased demand for warehouse employees is good news as many businesses may need to increase salaries by as much as 3.5% to compete for talent for high-demand roles, despite the ongoing recession triggered by the pandemic. Warehouse managers, for example, may see wages rise to as high as 158.58 AED an hour."

The Warehouse Safety Training Program [ Specialized] is intended to provide employees with a variety of safety training topics associated with workplace hazards in the warehouse/ production industry.

This program helps employers meet OSHA training requirements for their warehouse staff. In addition to OSHA's required topics for general industry.

Why take this training?

This training program will help you/ your company comply with occupational health and safety regulations in the UAE.

The UAE economy has become more focused on production/ manufacturing in the last few years. This makes the production sector one of the fastest-growing sectors in the country.

According to Health and Safety Law in the UAE, employees in the production sector must learn the fundamentals of workplace safety. Therefore, taking warehouse training will open the door of opportunities for you.

By giving you the safety information you need in an easy-to-use and convenient format, we will empower you to make your work a safer place and protect your most important asset-you, your co-workers, and your employees.

Learning Objectives:

Identifying, measuring, and analyzing workplace health hazards and exposures (chemical, physical, biological, ergonomic) that can cause sickness, impaired health, or significant discomfort.
Recommending hazard control strategies to eliminate/reduce hazards and employee exposure to hazards.
Reinforce proper ergonomics at all times by reminding employees to maintain proper posture in general. If they have to do the manual lifting, train them in the proper techniques that will help protect the back and knees from injury.
Minimize cutting dangers and enforce safe handling of sharp objects to ensure that all workers at warehouses follow safety practices and use proper PPE.

Define industrial hygiene and the role of the industrial hygienist in protecting employees.
Describe the worksite analysis process.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of hazard and exposure control strategies.
Describe the factors affecting indoor and outdoor air quality.
List at least five air contaminants common in the workplace.
Define "toxic," and describe the factors that cause chemicals to be considered toxic.
List and describe the four primary routes of chemical exposure.

Audience:

Engineers
Supervisors
Warehouse Managers
Health and Safety Engineers
Operations Managers

Duration & Delivery:

10 Hours
Live Virtual Training on Zoom

Medium of Instruction:

English

Schedule:

Online training on zoom

Sunday, 26 February- Tuesday, 28 February 2023
- 07:30 PM- 11:00 PM [Evening] Break 20 Minutes

Topics:

OSHA Introduction to Warehouse Safety
Materials Handling Safety
Controlling Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
Machine Guarding Basics
Tool Safety Basic
Planning for Workplace Emergencies

Final Exam:

OSHAcademy course final exams are designed to make sure students have gained a sufficient understanding of the content covered within each course.

This is an open-book exam.

Two Papers Exam- Multiple Choices

Certification:

Upon successful completion of the program, participants receive the following certificates from OSHA, USA:

Main Program Certificate
- OSHA 10-hour Warehouse Safety Program Certificate
Other Program Certificates
- Controlling Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) Certificate
- Planning for Workplace Emergencies Certificate
- Machine Guarding Basics Certificate
- Materials Handling Safety Certificate
- Tool Safety Basic Certificate