{"id":4869,"date":"2013-07-31T10:22:01","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T15:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/?p=4869"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:18:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T03:18:07","slug":"reduce-accidents-in-the-workplace-with-safety-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/material-handling\/reduce-accidents-in-the-workplace-with-safety-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce Accidents in the Workplace with Safety Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>One of the keys to creating an efficient and productive workplace <em>is by controlling the flow of traffic.<\/em> City streets and public highways are regulated by traffic laws, stop lights, stop signs,\u00a0speed limit signs\u00a0and other safety equipment in order to maintain order and minimize accidents. That same type of control can be applied to your workplace.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/warehouse-safety.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4870\" title=\"warehouse safety\" alt=\"safety equpiment\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/warehouse-safety.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"238\" \/><\/a>While there may not be a flow of cars and trucks across your warehouse or work yard floor, other vehicles such as forklifts, golf carts, power jacks and even manual pallet jacks pose a potential collision of crushing danger if not properly supervised and managed. One of the best ways to get your<a title=\"How to Setup Traffic Cones at Remote Locations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/outdoor-products\/how-to-setup-traffic-cones-at-remote-locations\"> employees to follow the pathways you determine<\/a> is to use traffic control equipment.<\/p>\n<h2>Slow Down Traffic, Increase Safety<\/h2>\n<p>For example, something as simple as traffic cones could be used to indicate areas where power equipment should not be used, such as places with narrow passage ways or delicate inventory. Chain barricades can be used to designate areas <a title=\"Traffic Control Products: Barriers and Barricades\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/outdoor-products\/traffic-control-products-barriers-and-barricades\">where employees are allowed to walk<\/a> so that they won&#8217;t be in danger of being run over by equipment operators.<\/p>\n<p>Even speed bumps can be installed to create slow zones or to prevent operators from going to fast. Speed bumps are now available in a variety of heights and materials &#8212;\u00a0including some that are made from 100% recycled plastics &#8212; so that you can <a title=\"VESTIL Introduces Its Green Product Line\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/news\/vestil-introduces-its-green-product-line\">help protect the environment while promoting workplace safety<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Improve Efficiency with Safety\u00a0Equipment<\/h2>\n<p>In outside areas, drum barricades,\u00a0 traffic barricades, flashing signals and even traffic signs can be used to control the flow of traffic and increase the efficiency of your pickups and deliveries. First-time visitors to your facility may not be familiar with where to go or <a title=\"Investing in a Loading Dock Shelter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/material-handling\/investing-in-a-loading-dock-shelter\">how to navigate your loading dock<\/a>, so this type of safety equipment can be helpful in getting them to understand your expectations without having to spend unnecessary time and energy speaking with them face-to-face.<\/p>\n<p>Safety equipment can even be used to beef up security in your facility, especially if you have been experiencing an increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/warehouse-dock-equipment\/using-an-inventory-system-to-reduce-warehouse-theft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">employee theft<\/a>. Items such as gates, barrier posts and barricades can be used to control the flow of people in and out of your warehouse or manufacturing facility so that security personnel can assure that nothing unauthorized is going out the back door.<\/p>\n<p>Bahrns offers a wide variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/Traffic-Control-826.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safety equipment <\/a>at affordable prices. Whether you are looking for heavy duty A-frame traffic barricades or simple dinleator posts, you can find everything you need right here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the keys to creating an efficient and productive workplace is by controlling the flow of traffic. City streets and public highways are regulated by traffic laws, stop lights, stop signs,\u00a0speed limit signs\u00a0and other safety equipment in order to maintain order and minimize accidents. That same type of control can be applied to your &#8230; <a title=\"Reduce Accidents in the Workplace with Safety Equipment\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/material-handling\/reduce-accidents-in-the-workplace-with-safety-equipment\/\" aria-label=\"More on Reduce Accidents in the Workplace with Safety Equipment\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,293,110],"tags":[976,994,993,1086,1083],"class_list":["post-4869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-material-handling","category-news","category-safety-products","tag-featured","tag-material-lift","tag-pallet-lift","tag-safety-products","tag-warehouse-dock-equipment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4869"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12807,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4869\/revisions\/12807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}