Warehousing firms confront environmental liability every day whether known or not. Specifically, they face environmental exposures in three major areas: operations, transportation, and disposal. Each area must be explored to identify risks that may expose the organization to environmental liability.

As outlined below, there are various types of risks that can present environmental liability to organizations that are in the warehousing industry. One example is an Amazon warehouse where three workers were sickened by a cleaning chemical in 2020. A chemical reaction occurred when the staff was mixing chemicals, and the sickened employees experienced respiratory-related symptoms, including coughing. Evacuations took place, and two of the sickened employees were treated and released from the hospital while one remained hospitalized. Read more.