Safe Stacking and Storage

Audience:		For all shipping, receiving, warehouse, and material handling workers
Average Training Time:		30 to 45 minutes NOTE
Format/ Product Code:		CD-ROM (MPEG Video)/ SPSSSMPG
Produced by:		Mastery Technologies, Inc.
Mastery interactive version based on original video content produced by:		Bureau of Business Practice, Inc.

OVERVIEW
“Safe Stacking and Storage” is a must see for all shipping, receiving, warehouse, and material handling workers. This course covers in detail the four basic rules for safe stacking and storage:

1. Build a safe load.
2. Observe proper clearances.
3. Consider the shape of the container.
4. Consider the contents.

This course will teach your workers how protect themselves and the materials they handle by using sound stacking and storage techniques.

TOPICS
The course presents interactive instruction covering the following topical areas:

Building a Safe Load

• Safe Base
• Safe Height
• Cross-tying

Observing Proper Clearance

• Proper Clearance

Consider the Shape of Containers

• Round Containers
• Cartons and Boxes
• Bags
• Pipes, Bars, and Tubes
• Additional Materials

Consider the Contents

• Hazardous Materials
• Adequate Ventilation

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives. Upon completion, workers will be able to...

Build a safe load

1. Define a “safe base”.
2. List examples of firm foundations for loads.
3. State where to place heavy and large objects.
4. Relate weight to placement and stacking height.
5. State the importance of load capacity.

Relate balance and stability to safety

1. List stacking patterns that promote balance and stability.
2. Recall how balance and stability influence safety.
3. State the risks of unbalanced and unstable loads.
4. State the risks of ignoring weight capacity and height restrictions.
5. List methods to secure loads.

Maintain proper storage clearance

1. List different types of clearance.
2. State consequences of ignoring clearance needs during storage.

Maintain safety clearance

1. State how flammable items can affect clearance space.
2. Identify areas that should always be kept clear.

Use shape to determine storage method

1. List different container shapes and common storage methods for each.
2. State how container shape affects balance and stability during storage.

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