Safety Practices for Truck Loading
Before loading or unloading, workers must ensure the truck is in this condition to prevent unexpected movement.
What is properly aligned and securely stopped?
If you stick your hand deep into the pile instead of picking from the top, you risk touching these unseen hazards.
What are sharp objects or needles?
When someone is unconscious, the first step is to check this. The first step in first aid is to check this before doing anything else.
What is responsiveness or breathing?
This should always be kept clear and accessible so employees can leave quickly and safely in an emergency.
What are primary and secondary escape routes?
The safest action indoors is to drop to your hands and knees, take cover, and do this until the shaking stops.
What is Drop, Cover, and Hold On?
These must be fully secured and checked to make sure they won’t roll back or bounce during loading.
What are the truck doors?
Sweeping with your hands can lead to these types of injuries if you scrape against glass or metal.
What are cuts or punctures?
This life-saving technique is performed when someone’s heart stops.
What is CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)?
To alert everyone of an emergency, workers should use this device and perform multiple short blasts.
What is the air horn at Workstations 1 and 2?
Before an earthquake, workers should identify these to ensure safe exits that are not blocked.
What are evacuation routes?
Drivers should verify this about their pallet jacks before any loading operation begins.
What is ensuring the pallet jack is fully charged?
Tossing materials across the line can create this hazard for coworkers.
What is hitting or injuring another worker?
If someone is bleeding heavily, you should apply this to the wound.
What is direct pressure?
Employees may attempt to fight a fire ONLY if these four conditions are all met, including notifying this emergency service.
What is the Fire Department (and the fire is small, escape is possible, and the extinguisher works and the person is trained)?
A safe outdoor area away from buildings, trees, and power lines is called this.
What is the designated assembly point?
This area should be inspected for hazards before starting forklift activities near the truck.
What is the ramp and surrounding area?
Pinch points on conveyors can cause these two types of hand injuries.
What are crushed fingers or bruises?
This technique is used to help a choking adult.
What is the Heimlich maneuver or abdominal thrusts?
Employees must NOT do this until emergency personnel confirm that the building is safe.
What is re-enter the building?
Moving outside while indoors during shaking can be dangerous because of this.
What is falling debris?
Checking door stability, pallet jack readiness, truck alignment, and ramp conditions all help prevent this.
What are accidents or loading-related injuries?
Hazardous items like needles, broken glass, or chemicals should be moved with tools. Not using tools risks this.
What is exposure to infection, cuts, or chemical burns?
This is the first aid treatment for a burn caused by fire.
What is cooling the burn with running water and covering it with a clean cloth?
Supervisors should provide emergency responders with this once the fire is under control.
What is information about the facility?
Once safe, employees must do this at the assembly point to ensure all personnel are present.
What is account for everyone / perform a head count?