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Working in a warehouse environment poses unique safety challenges. With heavy machinery, tall racks, dangerous tools, and hazardous materials, warehouses need safety-focused policies and procedures to protect workers. While the definition of “safety” took on a much broader meaning at the start of the pandemic and led to many precautions that are no longer as critical as they were, it did help jump-start conversations on the broader role and need for a more structured and deliberate approach to safety enforcement.

Warehousing, distribution, and order fulfillment must continue to evolve to meet various challenges and changing consumer demands. Faced with expanding omnichannel options and the ability to leverage technology to address different inefficiencies, businesses in these industries have many opportunities for unprecedented gains. Here are some of the challenges still facing the warehousing industry and some top predictions for order fulfillment in 2024 and beyond.

From sweltering summer temperatures and frigid winters to powerful storms, flooding, and even wildfires, there are certain precautions (like having an emergency action plan) that can help keep everyone safe during a storm. Because of factors like scaffolding, large, open indoor spaces, electrical equipment, and heavy machinery, proper protocols during severe weather may be a matter of life and death.

From enabling charting at the point of care to extending the battery life of computers and other devices, mobile workstations are helping busy healthcare professionals manage full workloads, spend more time with patients, support a cleaner, more sterile environment to limit the spread of infection, and even provide better care to their patients. Here’s how these workstations are making an impact in the medical field.