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MANAGEMENT
SAFETY
FIRST
Staff training on safety
procedures is essential for
worker safety, as well as the
safety of customers.
By Teresa McPherson
A
number of considerations should be examined
when creating or updating a workplace safety
program for the garden center. Here, Zach Bruce,
safety services manager for Hortica, shares why it's
important to have a program in place - and how to get
staff involved in the process.
Common Garden Center Accidents
Bruce says some of the most common accidents he sees
involving customers in garden centers are " slips, trips
and falls. Occasionally, it could be a rack or a cart hit a
customer's car, or a forklift hit the bed of their truck. But
most of the time, it's a customer who has slipped on a wet
surface or tripped on an item like a hose. "
That's the same for worker injuries, he says. " A lot of
it is slips and falls, and some sort of material handling.
There's a lot of things that get moved around in a garden
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center setting, and with that comes the opportunity to
have a back sprain or some sort of strain/sprain injury,
soft tissue injury. "
Bruce says ladders are also involved in many common
accidents. " A lot of people think that everybody knows how
to use a ladder safely; that's really not the case. There are
so many ladders I've seen out there that are shockingly
damaged. They've used duct tape two-by-fours, and chicken
wire to make repairs. There are so many things that
employees do to try to fix a broken ladder, when the ladder
just needs to be properly discarded and replaced. "
Preventing Injuries
To prevent slip, trip and fall injuries, Bruce says, garden
centers should have a strong prevention program in place
and practice good housekeeping measures to keep the
facility as slip and trip free as possible.
July 2023
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of July 2023
Editors' Letter
Table of Contents
Headlines
Calendar
Editors' Picks
From the Road: Touring the Prairie State
Green Goods: Taking on Trends at Cast 2023
Product Focus: Plant Materials
Management: Success Strategies for Succession Planning
Trade Shows: Garden Center Show Returns to Milwaukee
Product Focus: Garden Accents and Decor
Holiday: What's Trending for the Holidays
Eco-Friendly: Green Gifting
Management: Safety First
Pohmer On ...: Setting Customer Expectations
Marketplace
Ad Index
5 Minutes With ...: Jennifer Hatalski
July 2023 - 1
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July 2023 - Editors' Letter
July 2023 - 5
July 2023 - Table of Contents
July 2023 - 7
July 2023 - Headlines
July 2023 - 9
July 2023 - 10
July 2023 - 11
July 2023 - Calendar
July 2023 - 13
July 2023 - Editors' Picks
July 2023 - 15
July 2023 - From the Road: Touring the Prairie State
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July 2023 - Green Goods: Taking on Trends at Cast 2023
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July 2023 - Product Focus: Plant Materials
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July 2023 - Management: Success Strategies for Succession Planning
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July 2023 - Trade Shows: Garden Center Show Returns to Milwaukee
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July 2023 - Product Focus: Garden Accents and Decor
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July 2023 - Holiday: What's Trending for the Holidays
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July 2023 - Eco-Friendly: Green Gifting
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July 2023 - Management: Safety First
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July 2023 - Pohmer On ...: Setting Customer Expectations
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July 2023 - Marketplace
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July 2023 - Ad Index
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July 2023 - 5 Minutes With ...: Jennifer Hatalski
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