Packing Station Operations
Order packing at a fixed pack station, covering carton selection and void fill, contents and weight verification before sealing, shipping label placement, safe use of box cutters and tape guns, and station housekeeping that keeps the pack floor free of slip and trip hazards.
- Audience
- Packing associates
- Review cycle
- annual
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-14
- Revision
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What is in the procedure
7 sections. Regulatory language is fixed and passes through verbatim. Sections marked customized get rewritten around your facility, your equipment, and your job titles.
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Purpose
FixedThis procedure establishes how a picked order is verified, packed, sealed, and labeled at a pack station.
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Scope
CustomizedThis procedure applies to manual packing at a fixed pack station, covering single and multi carton orders.
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Responsibilities
CustomizedPackers verify contents against the order, select the correct carton, verify weight before release, apply the label to a clean flat surface, and keep the station and the floor around it clear.
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Procedure: Verification, Carton Selection, and Packing
CustomizedVerify before you pack, because an error caught at the station costs a minute and an error caught by the customer costs the order.
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Procedure: Blade Safety and Station Housekeeping
FixedCutting tools and accumulated packaging waste cause most pack area injuries, so both are controlled continuously and not at the end of the shift.
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Exception Handling
CustomizedStop and resolve rather than packing around a problem whenever any of the following occurs: an item scan rejects or does not match the order, the tote is short or contains an item not on the order, an item is damaged...
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References
Fixed29 CFR 1910.22 Walking-working surfaces, general requirements.
OSHA references
Packing Station Operations: 29 CFR 1910.22(a)
Every SOP generated from this template cites the paragraphs below, with a plain-language summary of what each one requires. Citations are informational and are not legal advice.
| Standard | Title | What it requires |
|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.22(a) | Walking-working surfaces: general requirements | Walking-working surfaces must be kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition, free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, spills, and debris that create slip, trip, or fall hazards. |
| 29 CFR 1910.176(a) | Materials handling: use of mechanical equipment | Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances must be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways, and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways must be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard, and permanent aisles must be appropriately marked. |
Compliance checklist
What an inspector looks for
The pack station floor and surrounding walkway are kept clean, dry, and free of corrugate, banding, void fill, and spills
29 CFR 1910.22(a)
Totes, carton stock, and pallets never extend into the aisle or block an exit, electrical panel, or fire extinguisher
29 CFR 1910.176(a)
Only facility issued self retracting or fully guarded safety cutters are used, and used blades go into a puncture resistant sharps container
Every item is scanned and counted against the order and the carton weight is verified before the carton is sealed and released
Shipping labels are applied flat on a single surface with no wrap around a seam, no tape over the barcode, and old labels removed or covered
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This page is informational and is not legal advice. Have a qualified safety professional review any procedure before it goes into service at your facility.