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Cleaning Product Hazards

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Many supervisors assume that their employees know about cleaning product safety. But unless you provide the appropriate training and supervision, this type of assumption could potentially put your employees and even yourself in danger. Cleaning products are made from chemicals that are often toxic and caustic. If they aren’t handled properly, they can cause serious … Read more

Proper Use of a Packaging Tape Gun

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Image of Packaging Tape Gun
Image of Packaging Tape Gun

It’s always interesting to watch new warehouse employees try to use the portable packaging tape gun.

Once you get the hang of it, this handy tool is the definition of simplicity. But for someone who is unfamiliar with how to load it and use a tape gun, the handled tape dispenser can be the Rubik’s Cube of warehouse equipment.

A packaging tape dispenser is used to seal cardboard boxes so that they are secure for shipment. They use a packaging tape with adhesive on one side only. These tools can be potentially dangerous because they have a sharp cutting blade that is used to cut the tape. Because misuse of this tool can result in a cutting injury, proper training for new employees is essential.

If the paper tape dispenser is not already loaded with tape, you will need to add a new roll of tape to the tool. Simply hold the tape roll in your right hand with the end of the tape on the left and the sticky side facing down. With your left hand pick up the tape gun and push the tap roll onto the large roller.

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Preventing Back Injuries

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At the warehouse it is important to know that your employer has your back — both literally and figuratively. Preventing back injuries is one of the most important steps you can take to ensure that you will have a future well-being physically and mentally. Back injuries are serious and while there are procedures and medication … Read more

How do you find an accurate scale?

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KILOTECH Bench Scale
KILOTECH Bench Scale

If you have the belief that every scale is the same, you are virtually saying the same thing as every automobile is the exact same or every smartphone is identical. The old expression you get what you pay for applies to anything, warehouse scales included. Therefore, making the decision to cut corners by paying less for a scale is often a grave mistake. Why? It is important to keep in mind that any successful warehouse must have control over the entire process of production and delivery, start to finish. But what happens when you take every necessary precaution, control every single step of the production process efficiently only to get to the point where you weigh and ship your product, and do so inaccurately.

The margin of error with scales is minute. An inaccurate scale will produce minor inaccurate readings yet over the course of weighing a few thousand products every day/week/month you are all of the sudden looking at one major loss of potential income. Consequently, every wise warehouse owner/manager understands that one of the major factors to running a smooth and profitable operation is dependent on the scale(s) which you use.

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10 Examples Why You Need a Respirator

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At a number of workplaces, a respirator mask is a mandatory piece of safety equipment. However, at a variety of others it is recommended yet not entirely enforced or used. Unfortunately, ignoring the benefits of using a respirator mask at your job site could pose serious health risks later on down the road. Wearing a … Read more

MHI launches first-ever U.S. industry “roadmap” for material handling and logistics

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The MHL Roadmap will attempt to create a ‘blueprint’ of priorities that will be needed to accomplish long-term industry goals. The initiative will begin with four workshops designed to bring together market and technology experts in material handling and logistics from industry, academia and government. Do you think it will create the first ever ‘roadmap’? … Read more

Proper Warehouse Lighting

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Lights… Camera… Action! If the movie biz understands the importance of lighting then how important do you think it is to your daily operations? You can never underestimate the importance of lighting. Ever. Lighting appears to be an afterthought, something which serves a small yet insignificant role which is, of course, not true. When you … Read more

Improving Warehouse Efficiency

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Improving warehouse efficiency is a never ending cycle. At times you feel the highest of highs, at other times? Well, not so much. Therefore managers are always looking for an edge, a golden box which will contain all the hidden secrets regarding improving warehouse efficiency. Of course, no such box exists yet there are many … Read more

Forklift Basketball

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Are you looking to have some fun at the workplace? One forklift operator in the United Kingdom is spending time playing basketball with his favorite vehicle. Check out forklift basketball: