Industries · Warehousing & Logistics
OSHA has a warehousing emphasis program. Do you have a plan?
Forklifts, racking, dock doors, HazCom, egress — warehouses concentrate general industry's most-cited hazards under one roof, and OSHA's national emphasis program on warehousing keeps inspectors coming through it.
Key regulations
The standards warehousing & logistics teams live in
The inspection walks the same route your product does
OSHA's warehousing and distribution center emphasis program targets exactly what a compliance officer sees on a walkthrough: forklift traffic and operator certifications, blocked egress and exit route marking, material storage and racking condition, dock edge protection, HazCom for battery charging and cleaning chemicals, and heat exposure in non-climate-controlled buildings. Each maps to sections a shift supervisor can pull up in RegLogic mid-walkthrough.
Forklift compliance alone is a program: three-part training, truck-specific evaluation, three-year re-evaluations, refresher triggers. The §1910.178 guide answers the questions your dock leads actually ask, and pinning the standard with your fleet list annotated keeps certifications and equipment aligned.
One library for facility and fleet
3PLs and distribution operators straddle OSHA and FMCSA jurisdiction daily. RegLogic covers both: 1910 for the building, FMCSR for the trucks, 49 CFR for hazmat moving through the network. Team notes standardize answers across facilities — the same interpretation of the same standard, at every site in the network.
See how warehousing & logistics teams use RegLogic — start here.
Start HereFAQ
Common questions
What does OSHA's warehousing emphasis program mean for us?
Increased inspection probability even without a complaint or injury. Programmed inspections focus on PIT operations, egress, material handling, and heat — the areas your self-audits should hit first.
Do seasonal temp workers need forklift certification?
Yes — every operator must be trained, evaluated, and certified before operating unsupervised, regardless of employment status. Host employers and staffing agencies share responsibility.
Can RegLogic help with recordkeeping questions?
Yes — Part 1904's recordability criteria are covered in the library with interpretation letters attached, so the "is this recordable?" debate ends with the controlling text.
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