{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"00000167-2c42-d8a5-a767-bcc2c4ac0000","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/fulfillment-center-safety-by-the-numbers","headline":"Fulfillment center safety by the numbers","description":"A breakdown of how we make safety our No. 1 priority each day in our warehouses","datePublished":"2018-12-18T16:05:34.752Z","dateModified":"2018-12-18T16:05:34.752Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"About Amazon Staff"}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/30d5435/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F8f%2Fd7%2F873aaeab4ea5b3cdcb2a09ab5c7d%2F20170629sortationcenterbwi5-js-03.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![An Amazon associate wearing a t-shirt and orange safety vest prepares customer orders for shipment at an Amazon fulfillment center.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/30d5435/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F8f%2Fd7%2F873aaeab4ea5b3cdcb2a09ab5c7d%2F20170629sortationcenterbwi5-js-03.jpg)\n\n# Fulfillment center safety by the numbers\n\n*A breakdown of how we make safety our No. 1 priority each day*\n\n- More than **1,400** safety professionals work every day to identify and establish safety programming within our operations.\n\n- The term “gemba” is used to refer to the personal observation of work, right where the work is happening, to ensure the safe operation of equipment and processes. Each day, **100,000** gemba walks take place across the network, through each of our process paths to ensure safe handling and operation inside fulfillment centers.\n\n- More than **500** safety start-up meetings launch the beginning of each shift across the fulfillment network.\n\n- At least **300** new ideas and suggestions that have come out of our Safety Leadership Index have been instituted across the network.\n\n- **125,000+** associates work in safe and positive operational environments across North America.","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}