Industrial Traffic Warning Signals Improve Visibility and Prevent Collisions in ...
In modern warehouses, manufacturing plants, and distribution centers, traffic warning signals play an increasingly important role in preventing collisions and improving situational awareness. These facilities’ operating environments include forklifts moving product through aisles, employees walking between work areas, and equipment ...
How Gravity Conveyors Reduce Injuries and Boost Efficiency
Manufacturing and distribution operations continue to face persistent safety and injury risks from manual material handling. Heavy lifting, repetitive motions, awkward postures, and frequent handling remain leading causes of musculoskeletal disorders across production floors and warehouses. For companies seeking practical ...
Use Protective Guarding to Minimize Forklift Impacts and Protect What ...
In busy warehouses and manufacturing facilities, movement never stops. Lift trucks turn corners, trucks back into docks, pedestrians cross aisles, and equipment operates at a fast pace. That constant motion keeps operations productive. But it also creates risk from potential ...
Why Ergonomics Still Matters in Automated Workplaces
Although automation helps improve safety in material handling workplaces, humans are still essential in these environments. Overlooking their involvement creates safety risks—especially around ergonomics. A recent article in MHI Solutions magazine delved into the importance of focusing on proper ergonomic ...
12 Protective Guarding Videos You Shouldn’t Miss
Unsure how protective guarding works in real facilities? The Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association (ProGMA) has the answer. The group produces videos illustrating different types of protective guarding, key applications, and the standards that help in assessing equipment safety and reliability. ...
Ergonomics 101: The EASE Council’s New Guide to Improving Safety ...
The physical demands placed on workers in manufacturing, warehousing, packaging, and logistics continue to rise. At the same time, labor shortages make it harder for companies to staff operations adequately, heightening the strain on existing employees. Indeed, many report that ...
EASE Council to Explore Ergonomics and “The Human Advantage” in ...
As industrial operations adopt more automation, ergonomics remains a critical factor in safety, productivity, and long-term workforce performance. Equipment and systems may change, but people remain central to material handling. When ergonomic considerations are overlooked, even advanced automation can introduce ...
ProGMA to Highlight Standardized Testing for Protective Guarding at MODEX ...
As warehousing and industrial operations become more automated and complex, the need for consistent, reliable performance data for protective guarding solutions has never been greater. At MODEX 2026 — April 13–16 in Atlanta, GA — the Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association ...
Automated Pallet Dispensers Cut Labor Costs and Improve Ergonomics
As they build pallet loads for internal storage or outbound shipment, most operations still rely on outdated pallet-retrieval methods instead of automated pallet dispensers. These legacy approaches include manual handling, where employees pull pallets off stacks by hand, and forklift ...
New ProGMA Video Explains the Association Advancing Protective Guarding Safety
Protective guarding is a foundational element of warehouse safety. Its purpose? To protect people, equipment, and inventory in increasingly complex material handling environments. A new video from the Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association (ProGMA) introduces the association and its mission. It ...