E-Commerce and Ergonomics: How Adapting Pallet Rack with Carton Flow ...
This post is part of the EASE Council’s Educational Series: E-Commerce and Ergonomics Forecasts predict that the North American e-commerce market will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.5% between now and 2027. Contributing to this growth ...
Hear How Ergonomic Solutions Make Work Easier In New EASE ...
The members of the Ergonomic Assist Systems & Equipment (EASE) Council offer a variety of educational resources, presentations and seminars, technical papers, checklists, and ergonomic articles on their website. They also produce videos whose content offers insights into the application ...
New Research Examines Biomechanical Efficacy and Factors Affecting the Adoption ...
While the benefits of implementing ergonomic equipment are well documented, the reasons why workers do not always use such equipment are less so. To assess existing research on these topics, the members of the Ergonomic Assist Systems & Equipment (EASE) ...
E-Commerce and Ergonomics: How Portable Ergonomic Conveyors Reduce The Risk ...
This post is part of the EASE Council’s Educational Series: E-Commerce and Ergonomics One of the most ergonomically taxing jobs in an e-commerce warehouse or fulfillment center is unloading and loading floor-stacked cartons in shipping containers or trailers. While this ...
Use Improvement Assessment Checklists As Part Of Your Ergonomic Evaluation ...
To lower the risk and severity of musculoskeletal injuries associated with manual handling tasks, there are a variety of interventions and improvements that can occur. Multiple benefits can be gained when managers and workers seek new handling practices and equipment ...
For Safer Handling Change These Four Manual Work Practices
Although automation is increasingly appearing throughout supply chains, hand laborers and material movers performing manual tasks still fill the majority of warehousing, distribution, and fulfillment jobs. Indeed, an average of 1.06 million openings for these positions will be available annually ...
Discover How Ergonomics Can Improve Worker Productivity And Retention
This article previously appeared in MHI Solutions Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 4. Being able to operate equipment without being injured or too fatigued to do much of anything else for the rest of the day goes a long way in ...
EASE Council Presents Panel Of Ergonomists To Discuss Workplace Safety ...
With improper ergonomics representing two of the top 10 non-fatal workplace injuries in the 2022 Liberty Mutual Insurance Workplace Safety Index, it’s more important than ever to implement better workplace safety measures. Together, overexertion when manually handling objects (number 1) ...
Resolve To Create A Proactive Ergonomics Improvement Action Plan In ...
Why does your operation need a proactive ergonomics improvement action plan in 2023? If yours is one of the hundreds of U.S. businesses that’s experienced a non-fatal workplace injury in its facilities, then you know first-hand the direct costs: workers ...
Guidelines For Safe Equipment Use Minimize Risk Of Worker Injuries
For operations looking to move away from exclusively using human power to handle individual items and containers in warehousing and fulfillment operations, there are a variety of recommendations for the selection of — and guidelines for the safe use of ...