Ergonomic Material Handling Solutions Cut Workplace Repetitive Lifting Injury Risks
While workplace injuries can result from a single incident in which a worker attempts to move, position, or lift a very large, heavy load, they can also occur when an employee performs the same task repeatedly. Whether it’s in a ...
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 ...
Supercharge Ergonomics And Productivity With These Solutions
Improving workplace ergonomics is often associated with reducing the risk of injury for employees performing strenuous, repetitive, or awkward movements to do their jobs. However, improving ergonomics by fitting the work to the workers—regardless of their size, age, or physical ...
E-Commerce And Ergonomics: The Evolution Of Lift Assist Devices To ...
This post is part of the EASE Council’s Educational Series: E-Commerce and Ergonomics The latest findings from Digital Commerce 360 confirm what many in retail distribution already knew: that COVID-19 prompted exponential growth in online shopping and e-commerce order fulfillment. ...
Reduce Inefficiencies And Injuries By Combining Ergonomic Solutions With Lean ...
While they may focus on different areas, there’s a natural synchrony between the principles of Lean manufacturing processes and ergonomic practices: both seek to eliminate waste and downtime while boosting efficiencies. Operations with Lean manufacturing initiatives continuously work toward minimizing ...
How Lift Assist Devices Can Improve Worker Ergonomics Across Multiple ...
According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, among its Top 10 most common causes of workplace injuries in 2020 overexertion was fourth, followed by repetitive motion at fifth. With both of these ...
Adding An Ergonomic Vacuum Lifter To A Food, Pharmaceutical, Or ...
Manually handling loads in food and beverage, pharmaceutical, or clean room applications can put tremendous ergonomic strain on an operator. Even employees who are in excellent shape will become more fatigued and less productive after several hours of performing the ...
Handle Unusual, Hard-To-Grip Loads With Ergonomic Vacuum Lifters
Not every load has the uniform shape, sturdy construction, durable surface, flat sides, or continuous rigidity required for it to be successfully lifted by an ergonomic workstation crane and hoist outfitted with a mechanical lifting device such as a clamp, ...
Improve Stock Feeding, Part Removal From CNC Machinery With Ergonomic ...
Manually feeding blanks into computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools can be a strenuous, awkward task for even the most fit operator. And, even though these machines (drills, borers, lathes, routers, mills, laser cutters) create a part by removing material, ...
Why Repeated Handling Of Small Work Pieces Can Harm Workers’ ...
While most operations acknowledge that manually lifting and moving a heavy object has a high risk of injuring a worker’s back, many don’t recognize that repeated movement of small items — day in and day out, shift after shift — ...