Helping NextUse execute #datacenter #decommissioning and #ITequipment takeouts, I’ve realized that there’s more danger than losing control of data. IT Asset Disposition is #hazardous duty!
Client-site #ITAD work requires care and diligence to avoid #injury while quickly and cost-effectively:
◾️ Taking apart IT infrastructure inside constrained, crowded spaces.
◾️ Loading, moving, and unloading very heavy and cumbersome pallet-loads of gear.
◾️ Packing trucks with heavy, awkward Tetris shapes.
◾️ Transporting very large, heavily loaded trucks.
Every step of the process comes with risk to personnel of:
◾️ Thin, sharp metal edges cutting.
◾️ Heavy, bulky weights crushing fingers, toes, or limbs.
◾️ Bruising limbs, torsos, and heads.
◾️ Breaking digits or limbs.
◾️ Falling into open holes, from liftgates or loading docks.
◾️ Tripping over numerous objects on the floor.
◾️ Jack-knifing a loaded truck.
◾️ Wedging a truck under a low overpass.
◾️ Getting into a traffic accident.
◾️ Unexpected powered devices electrocuting.
◾️ Catching COVID.
◾️ Pulling muscles/getting back injuries.
How have I been doing?
I have enough working fingers left to type this post. 🙂
I also have a healthy respect for the work ITAD crews do every day!
#itassetmanagement #workplacesafety
