Warehouse facilities are busy places with many moving parts—some of those parts may be heavy machinery. Your employees are moving in and out of hazardous situations all day, wielding anything from forklifts to pallet jacks, so some workplace precautions are necessary. Read on to learn a few critical safety tips for workers in warehouse facilities.
Schedule Proper Training
Perhaps the single best thing you can do for your workers is to provide them with proper training. Without it, how can they know which activities pose a significant risk to them? Ensure your employees know everything from proper lifting techniques to equipment safety so that they have a clear understanding of emergency procedures such as fire drills and evacuations.
Create a Safe Environment
Warehouses can get chaotic, and it’s in the chaos that hazards thrive. Make proper safety protocols clear to your employees so they know what to do and avoid. Creating such a safe environment includes:
Keeping pedestrian and employee traffic separate.
Keeping floors clean and dry to prevent slips.
Clearing all walkways of any obstacles.
Posting clear signage near hazardous materials.
Provide Safety Clothing
Some may wonder when jobsites require high-visibility clothing—to that, we say, more often than you think! It’s always a good idea to give your employees clothing to make them stand out on the job, even if they don’t usually work around forklifts or other heavy machinery. A person can get hurt by bumping into a fellow employee carrying a large item just as easily as they could be hurt by operating a forklift.
High-visibility clothing makes that possibility much less likely, and that’s not the only protective equipment you can provide! Hard hats, steel-toed boots, and safety glasses can all affect your company’s safety plan.
Now that you know these safety tips for workers in warehouse facilities, take the necessary steps to keep your employees safe no matter their tasks. Your workers—and their families—will thank you!
Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday sit side by side on the calendar, but they feel very different.
One is full of color, music, and celebration. The other is quiet, simple, and reflective.
Together, they form a powerful transition from feasting to fasting, from Carnival to Lent.
Heavy equipment parts don’t wear out “randomly,” even when it feels like they do. Most wear is the predictable result of daily habits, site conditions, and maintenance choices that either protect components or grind them down faster than they should. Read on to learn how to reduce wear on heavy equipment parts without turning your operation upside down by focusing on small, repeatable moves that cut friction, contamination, and unnecessary stress.
Ramadan 2026 is expected to begin on the evening of February 17, 2026. The first day of fasting will likely fall on February 18. The month will end around March 19, 2026, depending on local moon sightings. These dates may be changed, depending on the country.
A red robin watches a Ramadan family prayer with warmth and wonder.
When homeowners think about storm protection, they often focus on roofs and windows. The garage door rarely tops the list. But when high winds whip through the neighborhood, the garage is vulnerable.
Ride into the rare Year of the Fire Horse with legends, dragon dances, lucky foods, and a fiery red robin salute to Lunar New Year. The Year of the Fire Horse is one of the most dramatic and culturally charged cycles in the Chinese zodiac. It appears only once every 60 years, and when it does, it ignites stories of passion, rebellion, creativity, and change.
From ancient legends to modern festivals filled with dragon dances and lanterns, the Fire Horse gallops through history
as a symbol of both risk and possibility.
Quick Fire Horse Snapshot:
Rare 60-year cycle • Fiery passion • Bold change • Artistic energy • A time to move, create, and transform.
Fire Horse-inspired lantern art at a Lunar New Year celebration.
