Week 8 - Health Safety

Question 1

What is sustainability according to Brundtland Commission (1987)

Answer 1

Is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Question 2

What is the triple bottom line? (John Ellington, 1997)

Answer 2

• People - social performance
• Profit - economic performance
• Planet - environmental performance

Question 3

What are sustainable facilities? (Brundtland Commission, 1987)

Answer 3

Are facilities that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Question 4

What are sustainable systems? (Brundtland Commission 1987)

Answer 4

Are systems that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Question 5

Who inspects, enforces and investigates health and safety issues in warehousing facilities?

Answer 5

The health and safety executive - they are the Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety

Question 6

What do the Health and safety executive do? (2)

Answer 6

• They are dedicated to protecting people and places and helping everyone lead safer and healthier lives
• They work to ensure people feel safe where they live, where they work and in their environment

Question 7

What are the main causes of injury? (7)

Answer 7

Question 8

What is the employer’s responsibility for health and safety in a warehouse? (3)

Answer 8

• Provision of a health and safety statement policy
• Provision of safety equipment
• Commitment to train staff

Question 9

What is the employee’s responsibility for health and safety in a warehouse? (2)

Answer 9

• Obligation to cooperate with their employer
• Obligation to undertake training, report issues and not to misuse equipment

Question 10

What is the manufacturer’s responsibility for health and safety in a warehouse?

Answer 10

Ensure product is safe to use and fit for purpose

Question 11

What does a structured approach to health and safety management in the warehouse look like? (5)

Answer 11

• Identify the hazards
• Decide who might be harmed and how
• Evaluate the risks and decide precautions
• Record and communicate your findings and implement them
• Review your risk assessment regularly and update if necessary

Question 12

What is logistics’ GHG emissions? (4)

Answer 12

• 82% carbon dioxide
• 9% methane
• 6% nitrous oxide
• 3% fluorinated gases

Question 13

What are the different logistics processes that contribute to GHG emissions? (5)

Answer 13

• Transportation (28%)
• Agriculture (10%)
• Industry (20%)
• Commercial & residential (10%)
• Electricity (32%)

Question 14

How can warehouse energy usage help the environment? (3

Answer 14

• Lighting and heating usage control
• Comprehensive insulation
• Efficient use of daylight

Question 15

What are the three types of packaging?

Answer 15

• Primary (sales) packaging
• Secondary (grouping) packaging
• Tertiary (Transport) packaging

Question 16

What is primary (sales) packaging? + examples (2)

Answer 16

• Is packaging around a product at the point of purchase by the user/customer
• Examples: Bottles, tins, plastic covers or wrapping

Question 17

What is secondary (grouping) packaging? + examples (2)

Answer 17

• Is packaging that groups a number of items together until the point of sale
• Examples: inner or outer boxes, or strapping

Question 18

What is tertiary (transport) packaging? + example (2)

Answer 18

• Is handling and transportation packaging for a number of grouped items as a single unit load
• Example: pallets

Question 19

10C’s approach to decarbonising logistics (McKinnon 2018) (5)

Answer 19

• Corporate motivation to Calculate emissions
• Commit to targets and then Consider possible options
• Collaborate with others then evaluate Costs
• Choose appropriate actions potentially considering Carbon offsetting
• Cut emissions and calibrate the strategy

Question 20

What drives sustainability?

Answer 20

• Customers
• Strategy
• Government compliance (net 0 by 2050)

Question 21

What is the supply chain management impact on sustainability?

Answer 21

Supply chain management aims to eliminate waste

Question 22

Example of the role technology can have on sustainability?

Answer 22

Forklift trucks - technology development can allow for electric models to be used as opposed to combustion models which will improve indoor air quality