Different material handling equipment you should equip Often a slight improvement in the work area allows the worker to walk around the load and allow them to be closer to the set or pick up point. The closer the worker can hold the product to their body, the less fatigue they will experience.The worker must twist their body to move or lift the product. The following products from Reflex equip can be provided to workers to reduce twisting of their torso including Swivel Chairs, Turn Tables, Custom Ergonomic Lifts, Conveyors, Cranes, Electric Hoists, Jib Cranes, Custom Ergonomic Lifts, Chutes, Slides. The work area can be rearranged to provide a better work flow to the work area so that they do not have to bend their body. Conveyors with chutes and slides can help change the direction of the product. Additional room may be needed so the worker can turn their entire body to work. Additional items that may also need attention include object weight, object displacement, and push/pull forces.Below is a brief description of each with possible solutions.
Decreasing the weight of an object. Change the weight of the product. This can change the shape of your product or change how it is supplied in a box or container. Change the weight of dunnage. Change the number of products an employee can select at a time.
Proper implementation of the above principles can be as simple or as complex as rearranging the work space and include custom lift equipment but either way is better and easier than getting injured.