Running a warehouse isn’t easy. As the boss, you’re tasked with keeping operations running smoothly, but one responsibility is more important than everything else — keeping your employees safe.

Warehouse work is rewarding, but when proper safety precautions aren’t followed, it can also be dangerous. Approximately 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported by private industry employers in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Even worse — 5,147 workers died on the job in 2017 according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Many of these deaths were caused by what OSHA refers to as “the fatal four.”

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From humble beginnings in Louisville, Kentucky, Malone Workforce Solutions today celebrates 50 years of matching people with jobs—and doing so with intelligence and integrity. Expanding rapidly, and with a new CEO at the helm, the company is poised for exciting next steps.

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Filling open positions at your company can be a challenge, but it can feel even more trying when faced with a high volume of half-finished applications. Since you can’t accurately screen them, you’re either forced to eliminate these candidates or spend valuable time tracking them down, to see if they’d like to complete the process.

Some candidates are simply lazy, while others might realize partway through the application that the job isn’t a good fit. However, it’s very possible people are giving up because the submission process is flawed.

Here’s some advice, if you’re ready to lower the number of abandoned applications you receive.

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