TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS: a new challenging sector

TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS is a large and diversified industry which involves a large spectrum of tasks and workstations in every market worldwide. It brings very high numbers, reaching 11 million jobs throughout Europe.

Logistics industries are responsible for the management of goods and services, collecting, distributing, and warehousing between the point of origin and the point of consumption. While transportation services purely focus on the deployment of transportation modes – road, sea, rail, and air.

This sector can be divided into storage, transportation, and maintenance divisions; all of them having in common the risks involved in their jobs.

DID YOU KNOW ?!?

According to ESAW (2018), Transportation and Logistics is ranked fourth among the sectors with highest frequency of non-fatal injuries in Europe. Ahead, we find other sectors such as manufacturing or construction. This represents a very high value, reaching almost 300,000 accidents per year.

THE SECTOR'S NEW CHALLENGES

Due to the development of technology, warehouses are increasingly governed by automation.

However, we should highlight that 80% of these jobs are still operated manually. Meaning, it is still necessary to ensure the safety and well-being of these workers.

Advances in digitalization require continuous adaptation and constantly improving. Nowadays, in both work and leisure, the tactile functionality has become an essential feature of protective gloves, especially in the transportation and logistics sector.

Therefore, MAPA PROFESSIONAL has implemented touchscreen compatibility to its range of gloves. In effect, keeping gloves on hands while using touchscreen devices ensures safety and time efficiencies.

MAPA Professional, safety partner

Always striving to meet customer’s needs, MAPA PROFESSIONAL provides its experience and expertise to increase workers’ safety.

Logistics work frequently requires manual handling, including picking, packing, or loading and offloading – all tasks can cause nasty cuts, lacerations, and more serious injury without appropriate safety gloves. Next, we offer a glove selection guide available in different materials depending on the work, to carry on with the task without worrying about your hands.