Use Pushing And Pulling Guidelines To Assess Workers’ Potential Injury ...
Warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities often rely on people power to move loads. Workers push or pull wheeled carts and pallet jacks to transport items. Yet the forces associated with maneuvering parts and products through different processes can also ...
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 ...
EASE Council Alliance Furthers OSHA Workplace Safety Education Initiatives
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has formed an alliance with the Ergonomic Assist Systems & Equipment (EASE) Council of MHI. The partnership currently covers the state of Georgia. Together, the two organizations will work ...
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 ...