Workplaces usually have many safety hazards resulting in illnesses, fatalities, and injuries. Some of the traffic safety hazards in workplaces are common and may include involvement with forklifts, docks, conveyors, and open-bed trucks. However, hazards in the workplace are not limited to machinery. Traffic safety may be a problem especially if any hazard interferes with safe movements in the workplace. To ensure that you are working in a safe workplace, you need to have a workplace traffic management plan
The leading warehouse traffic management plan should have certain elements that address all the safety concerns in the work environment. These elements include;
Workplaces usually involve workers, drivers, visitors, utility carts, flatbed trucks, forklifts, and other power vehicles. Therefore, collisions can occur anytime, especially if the traffic is uncontrolled. For this reason, it is essential to control traffic to minimize collisions’ occurrence and severity.