Duration-3 days Course 

Introduction:

For those who want to understand and implement the essential tools for managing warehousing in a health and safety environment operation. In this course, participants will be shown how to evaluate procedures and make the needed changes to methods to improve health and safety, handling of material and customer service. This will occur simultaneously with resource reductions, eliminating wasteful costs, avoiding internal problems which hinder full performance, thus obtaining added value for money and increased security. 

Course Objectives

  • At the end of the course participants will be able to
  • Analyze a warehouse from different aspects and issues
  • Identify and handle different material of different categories
  • Select and maintain equipment
  • Conduct safe operations
  • Make improvements
  • Learn a framework for continual improvement
  • Be best in class practices

Who should attend

  • Personnel who are new to managing warehouse or stores
  • Non-warehouse personnel who need to gain awareness of health and safety in warehouses
  • Warehouse Distribution Supervisors/Managers

Course Outline

 Introducing the Role of the Warehouse Supervisor

When examining all the operation undertaken, the balance has to be found between maximizing space whilst minimizing the time taken to carry out the operations. This involves looking at:

  • Receiving options
  • Storage options
  • Picking/assembly options
  • Dispatching options
  • Using the floor and the height space
  • Organizing flow

Methods and Equipment

  • Lifting, storing and moving equipment available for specific layout options, including:
  • Warehouse structures
  • Loading bays
  • Selecting fork lift trucks
  • Selecting racking
  • Implications for warehouse layouts
  • Operational timings and planning

Health, Safety and Security

  • Duty of care
  • Inspection and risk assessments-task analysis
  • Equipment maintenance and care
  • Recognizing health and safety risks
  • Raising people’s awareness