Food & Beverage Wholesale distribution industry ranks its top ten safety risks
What did leaders in the Food & Beverage Wholesale Distribution industry discover about safety and risk? The research study examined top risks through the experience of workers, supervisors, and employers, with the goal of gaining valuable insights to enhance workplace safety.
Industry leaders worked to collectively identify “‘what keeps everyone up at night’ regarding their safety in the workplace.”
Key Risks:
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Low-risk perception awareness
- Slips, trips, & falls
- Worker head injuries from racking
- Pedestrian safety concerns
The next step for the Food & Beverage Wholesale Distribution industry is to complete a root-cause analysis, to drill down on the top identified risk—musculoskeletal disorders related to manual material handling—and examine what is causing them. |
