Tag: Manual Material Handling

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Ergonomics In Action: Portable Ergonomic Conveyor Case Studies From The ...

With the continued growth of e-commerce, operations are increasingly loading and unloading trailers and containers with individual cartons. Although this method maximizes cubic shipping volumes, associates must handle these floor-stacked boxes manually as their transport does not utilize pallets. This ...
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Ergonomic Solutions: Use Them To Boost Productivity In Understaffed Operations

The majority of supply chain and logistics leaders continue to struggle with achieving adequate headcount to meet productivity goals. According to recent industry research, 76% report that their operations are experiencing a shortage of workers; 37% describe that shortage as ...
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Answer These 9 Questions When Specifying An Ergonomic Electric Tugger

Electric tuggers provide ergonomic, versatile, and efficient material transfer in a wide range of industries. Deployed in manufacturing, assembly, warehousing, and distribution, electric tuggers are also customizable to meet specific application requirements. To ensure that an operation selects the optimal ...
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Electric Tuggers Provide Versatile, Ergonomic Material Transfer

Utilized in manufacturing, assembly, warehousing, and distribution, electric tuggers help workers move heavy loads in multiple industries and applications. These compact, motorized units typically incorporate two large fixed wheels and two spinning casters. A single handlebar control allows an operator ...
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Ergonomic Solutions Support Safer Handling At EASE Council Member Facilities

With its new National Emphasis Program, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) will be scrutinizing warehousing and distribution operations’ ergonomic practices more closely. Facilities looking to address the causes of worker injuries can gather safer handling ideas from the ...
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Ergonomic Industrial Workstations Reduce Worker Fatigue

The number of manufacturing and assembly operations in the U.S. is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.96% between 2024 and 2028. Simultaneously, value added services — often customizations performed by workers — are likely ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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) ...