Apply the HSE avoid-assess-reduce hierarchy to redesign a manual stock movement task.
A store team transfers heavy cartons from floor pallets to high shelves twice a week under time pressure. HSE hierarchy: avoid hazardous handling, assess what remains, reduce risk, then train the system Adding another person to every hard lift may help temporarily, but it can hide poor storage design, high placement, and avoidable carry distance. Avoid Ask whether supplier delivery, direct-to-shelf staging, or different storage layout can remove the floor-to-high-shelf transfer. Avoidance is the top of the hierarchy because it removes exposure instead of managing it. Assess Use TILE: repeated high placements, mixed worker capacity, bulky cartons, and a crowded…
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