HOPE THEY DON'T FALL! CONSTANT NEGLEGANCE

Am I the only one who can see the liability here? Each of these boxes are approx 250 pounds each, What kind of damage could one box let alone several boxes do to someone or something? These employees are directed to put these boxes here in this fashion, unsecured, with no warning signs, safety tape, or fencing around them and right next to the public road. We just had 80+ mile per hour winds strong enough to take roofs off and knock down trees, then Primeland does this. At what point and at what cost will CHS get rid of the inept management at this Primeland facility? How many people have to get hurt? How many is enough? Even one would be to many. These employees work hard enough and long hours if one gets just slightly careless in these surroundings it could be bad. Shouldn't management be thinking of the employees and public safety before profit? HMMMMM Makes you think.
Factors that Affect Stacking Height
Having said all of that, and being a consultant, my answer to the question about safe stacking height has to be, "It depends." To determine a safe height, you need to address these questions:

What are you stacking?
What kind of container is it in?
What is the gross weight of the package?
How many packages can be stacked on top of one another before the bottom fails?
What is the loading capacity of the floor? The deck? The shelving?
What are the temperature and humidity conditions for storage?
How will these conditions affect the packaging? The product?
You also need to consider safety and ergonomic issues:

How will the package be handled - by hand or with equipment?
Will the stack have to be broken down by hand?
If so, will the employee have to reach overhead? Repeatedly?
If a package falls from a height, how hazardous is it if it hits an employee on the head, the shoulder? With or without a hard hat?
1. OSHA's standard 1917.14 states that: "Cargo, pallets and other material stored in tiers shall be stacked in such a manner as to provide stability against sliding and collapse." I assume that this includes the public who does not usually walk around with a hard hat on.

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[sbmini14]

Actually these are not supposed to be stacked over 5 high emty and this hight is the max extention of the forklift used,

[captainwinky77]

you guys are all communists

[joejedlicka]

The first stack may be stacked slightly high, and if it is dry fertilizer in an unsealed container which could contaminate groundwater, I can wholeheartedly understand that. But, I do believe 250 pounds within the dimensions of the container would render it safe from faltering unless very severe forces were induced, 80 mph winds should not affect them. And if one needs to post signs next to stacks, then the protocol for stacking is very dangerous, which doesn't appear to be the case here.

[tonyslayden]

i can bet no they didnt call OSHA because recording inside of most plants is a violation of there contract, besides that all these videos piss me off all it is, is someone going around pointing things out and not doing anything, this is probally the guy that says oh thats not my job its somone elses, useless what is it that you do exactly just out of curiosity

[sqhschief]

Did you call OSHA?

[ovadafone]

i bet you'r the kid who told on all the kids while the teacher left the room...

[Meld44]

I'm not sure what the procedures are in the US. But over here in Australia, one simple call to work cover would have that site shut down. Especially the OHS issues involved with that contaminated water stream.

I hope that stream doesn't open up into a larger body of water. I remember there was a lagoon over here, that had fertilizer dumped in it. Within a week 90% of the fish were dead. And still today you can't eat what you catch in there. And this occurred several years ago.