Safe operation of cold storage facilities: A handbook for workplaces

What it contains

Each year, hundreds of people are injured while working in cold storage facilities. This handbook advises employers and employees on how to create a safe working environment. It explains the legal duties that apply to cold storage facilities, including consulting with employees about health and safety. It also tells you how:

• to provide training and ongoing supervision
• to use control measures to identify low, medium and high-risk tasks
• to identify the best design and layout of a facility to reduce injury risks
• a good traffic management system can protect pedestrians and vehicles
• to protect employees from the effects of a cold work environment
• to find the safest ways for employees to complete manual handling tasks
• to ensure equipment is safe and emergency management plans are kept up-to-date

At the end of the document, you'll find a range of tools you can use for more information and planning, including:

• a process chart to design a safe cold storage workplace
• a wind chill program chart
• information about operating LPG forklift trucks in poorly ventilated places
• information about long-term fruit storage in controlled atmosphere rooms
• a guide on protective clothing for cold storage
• an anhydrous ammonia refrigeration systems guide