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WAREHOUSE-SAFETY5 MIN READ

Pause at the Blind Cross-Aisle

Choose a safe first move at a blind warehouse aisle intersection.

The pallet is heavy, the cross-aisle is blind, and the schedule is pushing people to keep moving. What should Asha do before the pallet jack enters the blind cross-aisle? Stop before the rack end, signal according to site rules, make eye contact, and enter only when the crossing is clear. Right. This creates time and separation before the conflict point, matching OSHA's emphasis on safe clearances and clear passageways. Keep rolling slowly because a slow pallet jack gives pedestrians enough time to move. Weaker. Slow is not the same as controlled when sight distance is blocked; the principle violated is…

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