Key Considerations When Designing And Specifying Data Center Caging
With the increasing push toward e-commerce and digital operations, organizations of all sizes — from small to large — are increasingly investing in computing power. That, in turn, has amplified the need for data centers. Used for remote storage, processing ...
Your Operation’s Productivity Isn’t As High As You’d Like? Consider ...
If your operation’s throughput isn’t as high as you think it should be, or your workers aren’t as productive as you expect, perhaps some ergonomic adjustments are in order. That’s because the science of ergonomics aims not only to remove ...
New Standard For Steel Mesh Containment Panels Used In Pallet ...
Steel mesh containment panels — also referred to as rack safety panels, rack guarding, or rack back — are attached to the uprights, backs and sides of individual industrial steel pallet racks and vertical storage systems. When properly secured, these ...
How Proper Lighting Increases Productivity And Employee Wellbeing
Ergonomics is most often associated with physical tasks, with many operations recognizing that repetitive, manual motions or improper lifting of heavy objects can cause worker injuries. Yet lighting — ambient, overhead, natural, and task — is a significant contributor to ...
How To Identify Areas Where Guardrails May Be Needed
Installing fixed protective barriers such as guardrails creates a physical separation between workers and potential impact hazards — such as vehicles, forklifts carrying loads, and mobile material handling equipment. Likewise, they can be installed to protect inventory, structures, equipment and ...
Why Every Ergonomic Workstation Is Customized
There’s a reason why a multitude of options and accessories are offered for equipping an ergonomic workstation: no two operations or processes are the same. Likewise, no two associates are the same either. That’s why, when specifying a workstation to ...
The Importance Of Rack Guarding To Worker And Product Safety
Attached to the columns on the sides and back of individual rack bays, configured to prevent unauthorized access to a specific area of a rack structure, or deployed to prevent entry to an entire aisle, rack guarding offers protection of ...
Taking The Guesswork Out Of Lifting And Moving
While all workplace movements related to physical stress and injuries likely cannot be prevented, many of the body strains associated with these activities can be significantly reduced. This can be accomplished by changing work design, utilizing equipment designed for ergonomics, ...
Stop Personnel, Product Falls From Openings in Pick Modules With ...
Working in pick modules or shelving within rack-supported platforms, associates can be three to four levels above the floor — vastly higher than the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standard 1910.29 requirement for fall protection of any opening higher ...
Easing The Pain Of Worker Strain In Manufacturing
When it comes to ergonomic solutions in a manufacturing environment, numerous options exist for easing the physical strain on workers. Although the work being performed can vary greatly depending on the location in the plant and the operation required, some ...