How Safety Cones Can Be Leveraged To Ensure Workplace Safety

Here’s How Safety Cones Can Be Leveraged To Ensure Overall Safety At The Workplace

Introduction • Safety cones have been used all along as safety barriers to warn pedestrians and commuters of impending danger on the streets and alerting them to exercise caution.

However, besides very effective road safety products, safety cones can also double up as life-savers at warehouses and workplaces in ways more than one!

• Safety always comes first; not only on the streets and open spaces but also at workplaces and official gatherings. In this blog, we consider the different ways in which warehouses and industries can leverage safety cones to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their employees and customers.

“Work In Progress…”

• Renovation and refurbishing are a part and parcel of any industry. Heavy construction tools and material handling equipment may be used in construction sites, due to which safety measures must be taken to caution people against treading into these areas. These under-construction areas need to be cordoned off with a safety barricade. In such cases, simple barricade tape and poles (although necessary) may not be sufficient to warn people instantly about the possible danger. But the bright exterior and attractive silhouette of a safety cone can help immediately draw one’s attention towards the matter. A cautionary signboard such as “work in progress” may be put up over the cone as an extra measure.

Indoor Safety • As we carry on with our day-to-day hustle-bustle, we often tend to overlook the importance of slowing down a little and taking some care as we tread through our workplace. In an industrial setting, hazards such as wet floors and slippery surfaces often result in slips and falls that can be easily avoided if some caution is exercised.

Signs or banners stating “wet floors” or “slippery surface ahead” can be supplemented with safety cones to alert passersby to apply their ‘brakes’ and slow down a little while walking along with these areas.

Crowd Control Measures at Official Gatherings • Fun at work and outdoor events provide employees with a much-needed respite from their mundane routine and are great platforms to foster interpersonal relations. A number of companies and industries often invite famous personalities to conduct shows during such parties and celebrations. However, this can become a cause of concern, especially in open spaces, when the situation goes out of hand due to crowds gathering around the place. A safety barricade and security personnel need to be set up to control the situation. Alongside these measures, safety cones can be placed at various points to prevent people from accidentally entering the venue. This helps to maintain decorum in the place and avoid unwanted chaos.

At the Parking Lot • The parking lot is an important facility for employees and customers alike. And that’s why a workplace must ensure that its parking area is well-lit and well-maintained at all times. Maintenance work at the parking lot may cause temporary inconvenience; overhead drilling or use of material handling equipment calls for cautionary measures to be taken. A safety cone can be used while cordoning off the areas where temporary maintenance work is in progress. Drivers often instantly take notice of these bright safety tools and exercise the necessary caution.

Monsoon Measures • While the monsoon season is certainly a pleasant respite from the scorching heat, it can also prove to be an inconvenience at warehouses if sufficient care is not taken. In areas prone to potholes and treacherous slimes, traffic cones can come in handy to warn drivers and pedestrians to either be careful while treading these paths or to avoid the place and take another route instead. Signboards with the ‘Stop’ sign may be overlooked when simply put up beside the barricaded area. These can be plastered over safety cones to instantly catch one’s attention.

Conclusion • Traffic cones have already proven their significant time and again as road safety products. As industrial safety equipment, they are extremely effective in helping to avoid hazards and accidents and promoting the general safety and well-being of employees and customers.