Ergonomics, Heavy Lifting and Material Handling
Take advantage of ergonomic tools that help increase productivity, reduce stress & injuries
The historical issue of ergonomics and heavy lifting
Modern warehouse adaptations to remove the pain
Raising the bar
It’s in the mechanical advantage
Industrial scissor lifts can be raised and lowered to the precise height needed to slide a load onto and off the lift’s platform. When that transfer can be done with a conveyor, fork truck or other mechanical method, workers are saved from the potential for injury down the road and possible disability if left untreated. The mechanical advantage is out there – save your workers from back breaking lifting. You’ll also find lift tables even out the strength limitations among workers. Even the puniest person can keep things going when a scissor lift is used instead of brute strength.
Useful resources for lifts and lifting techniques
- Case study: Â “A Safer Work Platform Solution for Tinker Air Force Base”
- SpecAssist:Â How to specify a scissor lift
- Article: Why warehouse workers ignore safe lifting advice
- Article: How to pick from pallets in a safer, more ergonomic way
Tags: mechanical advantage, ergonomics, scissor lifts, Safety & Ergonomics, hydraulic lift, injury, prevention
Scott Stone is Cisco-Eagle's Vice President of Marketing with more than thirty years of experience in material handling, warehousing and industrial operations. His work is published in multiple industry journals an websites on a variety of warehousing topics. He writes about automation, warehousing, safety, manufacturing and other areas of concern for industrial operations and those who operate them.