Publications & Guidance

KEEPING PROPLE SAFE IN A COLD STORE

Whilst many organisations provide general guidance on managing health and safety in the workplace, this guide identifies the key health and safety hazards in a typical cold storage workplace – it is not an exhaustive guide to all health and safety risks and businesses should ensure they are fully aware of all the health and safety risks specific to their operation. Where more general guidance is available from other trusted organisations, links to these are provided throughout.

This guidance has been designed to be accessible to all employees in a cold storage business, from a warehouse operative to senior managers, however its primary audience are those individuals responsible for ensuring health and safety compliance. To aid this, key legislation is clearly highlighted in each section where appropriate.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN COLD STORES – A PRACTICAL GUIDE

Our definitive guide to operators of temperature-controlled facilities. Detailing everything from how to create an energy strategy, the specific operational changes and investments which can be made to reduce energy use, as well as how to bring about cultural change in your business to support the energy agenda and an assessment of available options for renewable energy, the guide is your one stop shop for reducing your energy bills.

To aid the value you get from ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN COLD STORES, we have worked with our partners at SafetyCulture to design an iAuditor familiarisation checklist of the key recommendations in the guide. Completion of the checklist will provide a bespoke energy efficiency action plan for your business.

For more information and to access iAuditor and the Energy Efficiency Guide template, please visit our dedicated page.

A GUIDE FOR THE PREVENTION, DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF INCIDENTS INVOLVING CLANDESTINE TRAVELLERS ON VEHICLES TRANSPORTING FOOD INTO THE UK

This industry guide provides food business operators (FBOs) with practical advice on how to comply with food safety legislation and related requirements when managing incidents arising from evidence of clandestine travellers (stowaways) entering the United Kingdom (UK) in food vehicle loads.

The information within this guide will help FBOs meet their legal obligations, ensure food safety for consumers and support responsible management of clandestine entrants. The use of industry guides supports the proportionate, consistent and effective application of food hygiene regimes in the UK. This guide can be used in its current form or its content can be taken and used in internal company guidance or guidance produced by trade bodies or other advisers.

INSURANCE RISKS IN THE COLD CHAIN

Despite considerable technological advancements, there still remains significant insurance risks for cold chain operators especially from threats to products, or threats to employee safety. Product losses can result from breaks in the cold chain which could be caused by a range of factors, such as delay, equipment breakdown, crime or more traditional factors such as fire and flood. Employee safety both for cold store workers and drivers of refrigerated vehicles can also be impacted by working in temperature-controlled environments.

In response to questions from our members and the changing profile of risk in our industry, the Cold Chain Federation has partnered with Marsh Commercial to produce this new guidance on Insurance Risks in the Cold Chain. Its aim is to provide cold chain businesses with an overview of the major risk areas impacting insurance coverage in temperature-controlled logistics operations followed by advice on how businesses can work with their insurers to manage the risks when evaluating insurance arrangements.

THE COLD CHAIN

The cold chain is a network of specialist facilities and vehicles that store perishable goods in a secure temperature controlled environment. Cold chain exists at every stage of the supply chain from the point of production, through to manufacturing and storage and ultimately on to retail or catering establishments and people’s homes.

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SAFE MANAGEMENT OF AMMONIA REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS

The Cold Chain Federation has published a suite of guidance in relation to the safe management and operation of ammonia refrigeration systems, including a guide to using all the documents and and advice note from our Primary Authority.

• Safe Management of Ammonia Refrigeration Systems
• Process Safety Management (PSM) for Ammonia Refrigeration Systems
• Hazardous Area Classification of Ammonia Refrigeration Systems in Compliance with DSEAR 2002

We recommend that they are all used in conjunction with one another.

LIFT TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING AND SUPERVISION IN TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS

Lift trucks are widely used throughout industry for moving materials and goods, but they are reported to be involved in about a quarter of all workplace transport accidents. The deaths and injuries caused can ruin lives and businesses. Even when an incident does not cause injury, it can still mean costly damage to lift trucks, buildings, fittings and goods.

The Cold Chain Federation recommends businesses that operate lift trucks in cold stores ensure their lift truck driver and supervisor training includes procedures on the specific hazards associated with operating a lift truck within this type of environment.