Safety Issues
Retail safety issues include hazards in the workplace involving slips and falls, back injuries and much more. Take a look at these guides, programs, operating procedures, and resources for retail safety and emergency response for a variety of retail operations.
Cleaning Up Liquid Spills
Did you spend almost an hour mopping up a liquid spill? This little retailing tip could have saved you a lot of time. Find out how to easily and quickly clean up slippery spills.
Did you spend almost an hour mopping up a liquid spill? This little retailing tip could have saved you a lot of time. Find out how to easily and quickly clean up slippery spills.
How to Handle Product Recalls
If a recall is issued, a comprehensive plan that reaches the entire distribution chain to consumers who have the product is put into action. Advance notice of the recalled products will then be passed to participating retailers. This retailer's guide to recalls explains how to handle product recalls at the store level.
If a recall is issued, a comprehensive plan that reaches the entire distribution chain to consumers who have the product is put into action. Advance notice of the recalled products will then be passed to participating retailers. This retailer's guide to recalls explains how to handle product recalls at the store level.
How to Safely Open Cartons
To avoid injury or damage to inventory, retail workers should use caution when opening boxes and checking in freight. Use the following guide to safely open a carton with a box cutter.
To avoid injury or damage to inventory, retail workers should use caution when opening boxes and checking in freight. Use the following guide to safely open a carton with a box cutter.
Power Failure in Your Store
We all hope we're never faced with having to operate a retail store without electricity, but acts of nature, mechanical problems and other emergency situations could result in power failure at your store.
We all hope we're never faced with having to operate a retail store without electricity, but acts of nature, mechanical problems and other emergency situations could result in power failure at your store.
Properly Lift and Carry Safely
Improper lifting of heavy items is a major cause of injury to retail workers. By taking just a few precautionary measures when handling product, staff may avoid serious sprains, strains or back injuries.
Improper lifting of heavy items is a major cause of injury to retail workers. By taking just a few precautionary measures when handling product, staff may avoid serious sprains, strains or back injuries.
Store Meeting Topic: Basic Safety
The key to accident prevention in retail begins with awareness of basic safety. It's also a great topic for the next staff meeting!
The key to accident prevention in retail begins with awareness of basic safety. It's also a great topic for the next staff meeting!
First Aid In The Workplace
Rod Brouhard, your About Guide to First Aid, looks at OSHA's requirements and helps make sense of them. Even when regulations or requirements are difficult to comprehend, they are still requirements. This article discusses training requirements, suggested first aid supplies, and bloodborne pathogens exposure control plans.
Rod Brouhard, your About Guide to First Aid, looks at OSHA's requirements and helps make sense of them. Even when regulations or requirements are difficult to comprehend, they are still requirements. This article discusses training requirements, suggested first aid supplies, and bloodborne pathogens exposure control plans.
Small Business Robbery Safety Quiz
There are steps you can take that will make a robber think twice about robbing your business. Answering these 20 questions from Charles Montaldo, your About.com Guide to Crime/Punishment can help you determine how safe your small business may already be against armed robbers.
There are steps you can take that will make a robber think twice about robbing your business. Answering these 20 questions from Charles Montaldo, your About.com Guide to Crime/Punishment can help you determine how safe your small business may already be against armed robbers.