PRODUCT STORAGE
A specialized form of rack used for storing long items such as lumber or pipes
What is cantilever rack
A type of picking in which the worker goes through the warehouse and picks the items on the order.
What is single order picking?
The process of using materials to contain and protect a product during handling, storage and shipping.
What is packaging?
A worker who "directly affects the safe transportation of hazardous materials".
What is hazmat employee?
The primary federal agency devoted to workplace safety.
What is OSHA?
A wooden form that can be built around almost anything to protect the product during shipping.
What is a wooden crate?
A type of picking in which the worker assembles all the items for a group of orders.
What is batch picking?
The most common type of unit load made to standard sizes for standard handling equipment.
What are wooden pallets?
A substance or material that is capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety and property when transported in commerce.
What is hazmat or hazardous materials?
According to OSHA, the part of the body where four out of five injuries occur from manual handling workers.
What is the lower back?
A plastic container that provides protection and unitizing for products including bulk materials and liquids.
What is a plastic tote?
Pulling material for an order from inventory before the material is required.
What is staging/marshaling?
A way to secure palletized goods on a pallet using plastic film,
What is a pallet/stretch wrapper?
The primary federal agency responsible for developing and enforcing rules and regulations regarding hazmats.
What is USDOT?
Also referred to as job safety analysis. A process used to reduce the risks of hazards.
What is hazard analysis?
A type of powered storage device that moves horizontally or vertically carrying storage bins to workers.
What is a carousel?
A method of subdividing a picking list by areas within a storeroom for more efficient and rapid order picking.
What is a zone pick?
A process that uses load bars, straps, rope, airbags and cargo walls.
What is securing a load?
A poster or sign placed on the outside of a container or vehicle to warn of hazmats.
What is a placard?
Provides a way of circulating and refreshing air when dust is present or in confined spaces.
What is ventilation?
The process through which individual items are grouped or packaged to create a single shipment.
What is kitting?
A method where the worker visually compares the picked goods and the packing slip items to ensure a match.
What is manual scanning?
The method when boxes or totes are placed directly on the floor of the trailer and stacked.
What is floor loading?
Also known as the right-to-know law.
What is HAZCOM?
When fighting small fires workers use this sequence.
What is PASS?