Description

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The Warehousing and Storage Safety Essentials eLearning course provides learners with an understanding of the key health and safety considerations associated with working in warehouse and storage environments.

The course explores common hazards arising from the movement and storage of goods, workplace transport, manual handling, storage systems and general warehouse activities. Learners will consider practical measures for reducing risks, maintaining safe working areas and following appropriate procedures when working around vehicles, equipment and stored materials.

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Who Should Attend?

• Warehouse and distribution employees.
• Goods-in and despatch personnel.
• Stock handling and order picking employees.
• Employees responsible for receiving, storing or moving goods.
• Employees working around workplace transport and materials handling equipment.
• Managers and supervisors responsible for warehouse activities.
• New starters working in warehouse or storage environments.
• Anyone requiring an understanding of warehouse and storage safety principles.

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What You Will Learn

• Common hazards associated with warehouse and storage environments.
• Understanding individual responsibilities for workplace safety.
• Recognising the importance of workplace risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Maintaining good housekeeping within warehouse areas.
• Keeping pedestrian routes, aisles and emergency exits clear.
• Recognising common slip, trip and fall hazards.
• Understanding risks associated with manual handling.
• Recognising when mechanical handling aids should be used.
• Understanding the risks associated with workplace transport.
• Maintaining awareness of moving lift trucks and other workplace vehicles.
• Following designated pedestrian and vehicle routes.
• Recognising the importance of segregation between pedestrians and vehicles.
• Understanding the purpose of signs, markings, barriers and warning systems.
• Maintaining appropriate awareness at crossings, doorways and blind corners.
• Recognising hazards associated with loading and unloading activities.
• Maintaining safe access to loading and storage areas.
• Understanding the principles of safe storage.
• Stacking and storing goods appropriately.
• Recognising the risks associated with unstable or poorly positioned loads.
• Avoiding overloading storage systems.
• Understanding the importance of storage equipment load limits.
• Recognising damaged pallets, containers and storage equipment.
• Awareness of hazards associated with racking systems.
• Reporting damaged racking or storage systems promptly.
• Avoiding climbing on racking, shelving or stored goods.
• Using appropriate access equipment where required.
• Recognising falling-object hazards.
• Understanding basic fire safety considerations within storage areas.
• Maintaining appropriate access to fire-fighting equipment and emergency routes.
• Recognising hazardous substances and following appropriate storage requirements.
• Using required personal protective equipment appropriately.
• Reporting damaged or defective workplace equipment.
• Reporting accidents, incidents, near misses and unsafe conditions.
• Recognising when work should be stopped or concerns escalated.
• Contributing to a safe and organised warehouse and storage environment.

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Course Delivery

This course is delivered as self-directed eLearning through the ELMO learning platform.

Learners can work through the course at their own pace and can move backwards and forwards through the learning content as required. The course does not need to be completed in one sitting, allowing learners to leave and return to their training where necessary.

Interactive activities may be included throughout the course to reinforce key learning points.

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Assessment

Knowledge and understanding are checked through online assessment activities. Depending on the course content, these may include multiple-choice questions, matching exercises, drag-and-drop activities and image-based questions.

A minimum score of 70% is required to successfully complete the course.

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Certification

Upon successful completion of the course and assessment requirements, learners will receive a UK Rural Skills (UKRS) Accredited Certificate of Training.

This is an awareness-based eLearning course and does not provide or demonstrate practical competence in operating lift trucks, materials handling equipment or other workplace machinery. Employers must ensure workers receive appropriate task-specific and equipment-specific information, instruction, practical training and supervision for the activities they undertake.

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Course Duration

The course is self-directed and learners can progress through the content at their own pace. Completion time may therefore vary depending on the individual learner.

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