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1、Chapter 8,Safety and security in warehouse and inventory management,8.1 Keeping people and inventory safe 8.2 Security of inventory and people,Manu,Health and safety is a fundamental part of business. Boards need someone with passion and energy to ensure it stays at the core of the organization.,Int
2、roduction,Where do you store you expensive item such as new flat screen television? Inside or outside your home? You need to keep your expensive item safety and security. Safetysecure from theft Securitysafe from harm and elements,Where do you store you expensive item?,Warehouse manager are often re
3、sponsible for hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars worth of inventory. The duty of them: Warehouse manager are responsible for keeping inventory secure from theft and fraud and safe from disasters and deterioration. They are also responsible for ensuring that all people inside the ware
4、house building or external inventory yard remain safe from harm.,The duty of warehouse manager,The warehouse manager is charged with keeping everything in the warehouse safe-both inventory and people. Managers were asked which areas in the warehouse were high on their priority list. Safety were the
5、most popular answer,8.1 Safety: keeping people and inventory safe,Through a variety of disasters may strike a warehouse at any time such as hurricanes, earthquake, blizzards or floods. The most wide-reaching and pervasive disastrous is fire!,Two primary threats to warehouses safety: fire and deterio
6、ration,No smoking Installing and maintaining firefighting equipment Fire extinguishers Hose reels Sprinkler system Fire blankets Fire buckets Installing and monitoring alarm systems Holding regular fire drills Conducting regular inspections Marking all exits Segregating high risk materials,Precautio
7、nary steps of fire,This is a rating system for the health, flammability and reactivity hazards of chemicals. It is a diamond-shaped placard that is placed on a container, such as a tank or drum, filled with a hazardous chemical.,National fire protection association (NFPA) chemical hazard label.,4= D
8、anger. May be fatal on short exposure. Specialized protective equipment required. 3= Warning corrosive or toxic. Avoid skin contact or inhalation 2= Warning May be harmful if inhaled or absorbed 1= Caution May be irritating 0= No unusual hazard,Blue diamondhealth information,4= Danger Flammable gas
9、or extremely flammable liquid 3= Warning Flammable liquid flash point below 100 F 2= Caution Combustible liquid flash point of 100 to 200 F 1= Combustible if heated 0= Not combustible,Red diamond-Flammability information,4= Danger Explosive material at room temperature 3= Danger May be explosive if
10、shocked, heated under confinement or mixed with water 2= Warning Unstable or may react violently if mixed with water 1= Caution May react if heated or mixed with water but not violently 0= Stable Not reactive when mixed with wate,Yellow diamond-Reactivity information,W= Water Reactive OX= Oxidizing
11、Agent,White diamond-Special notice information,NFPA chemical hazard label,0,2,0,1,Deterioration also poses a threat to inventory safety. All item in an inventory will deteriorate eventually, but ineffective storage and improper handling can cause inventory to deteriorate over a much shorter span of
12、time.,Deterioration,Poor storage of vital inventory can lead to subsequent increased operating costs. The administrative costs of ordering are increasing rapidly.,The result of deterioration,Faulty storage areas Lack of attention to storage instructions Incorrect storage conditions Faulty or careles
13、s materials handling Proximity-related materials contamination Improper or nonexistent inventory rotation,Factors contribute to inventory deterioration,Checking storage installation conditions Regulating warehouse temperature and humidity Adhering strictly to suppliers instructions Handling material
14、s properly Hands-on supervising,The steps of preventing costly deterioration,Main causes of injuries in the warehouse,8.2 Security of inventory and people,Unsafe use of forklifts; Improper stacking of products; Failure to use proper personal protective equipment (PPE); Failure to follow proper locko
15、ut/tagout procedures, ie prevent equipment from being accidentally energized; Inadequate fire safety provisions; Repetitive motion injuries.,Other causes of injuries,A risk assessment is simply a careful examination of what can cause harm to people so that you can weigh up whether you have taken eno
16、ugh precautions or should do more to prevent harm.,Risk assessment,A risk assessment can be broken down into five stages: 1: Identify the hazards. 2: Decide who might be harmed and how. 3: Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions. 4: Record and communicate your findings and implement them. 5: Review your risk assessment regularly and update if necessary.,Stages of risk assessment,Walk around the warehouse, internally and externally, and look at what could reasonably be expected t
