How Three Different Ergonomic Assist Devices Support Social Distancing
Many operations require two associates to lift, handle, and manipulate loads weighing more than 50 pounds as a means to reduce the risk of injury associated with manually moving heavy items. While this measure may help decrease the chance of ...
Consider The Following When Specifying Industrial Social Distancing Barriers
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a part of daily life for the foreseeable future, manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution operations continue to deploy a variety of polices, practices, and measures to safeguard their employees’ health and wellbeing. Among the ...
How Ergonomic Equipment Can Minimize The Risk Of Hearing Loss
This post is part of the EASE Educational Series: Ergonomic Solutions from Head to Toe While most operations managers and facility owners think of ergonomic assist systems and equipment in terms of their ability to reduce lost time injury costs ...
Secure Building Entrances With Wire Mesh Cages That Prevent Unauthorized ...
To prevent unauthorized access to a facility via the loading dock or other exterior facility entrance, a compact interior enclosure that surrounds the access door can be constructed of steel wire mesh panels. This ensures that a visitor — such ...
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 ...
6 Ways To Limit Risk When Loading Flatbed Trailers With ...
Driving a forklift onto a flatbed trailer to load product can be an extremely risky endeavor. That’s because flatbed trailers lack fixed guardrails or other protective barriers on their sides, meaning the potential exists for the driver and vehicle to ...
Exoskeletons Have Potential To Help Workers Perform Manual Material Handling ...
With the current U.S. workforce both aging and not as fit as it was 25 years ago, companies are examining a variety of ergonomic assist solutions to help workers perform manual, repetitive material handling activities safely and efficiently. One such ...
Protect Employees From Robotic And Automated Equipment Hazards
When installing robotic and automated systems in a warehouse, distribution center, or factory, it is important to secure the perimeter of the equipment and machinery. One way to keep personnel out of the way of robotic or automated equipment used ...
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, ...
Safety Training Best Practices Reduce Risk Of Worker Injuries
Nearly every warehouse and distribution center touts “safety first” as an operational mandate; yet some operations have better safety records than others. With the Bureau of Labor Statistics noting that annual warehouse fatalities doubled between 2015 and 2017, and warehouse ...