Resources

Ergonomic Guidelines for Manual Material Handling

This booklet will help you to recognize high-risk manual material handling work tasks and choose effective options for reducing their physical demands including:

1. Eliminating lifting from the floor and using simple transport devices like carts or dollies
2. Using lift-assist devices like scissors lift tables or load levelers
3. Using more sophisticated equipment like powered stackers, hoists, cranes, or vacuum assist devices
4. Guiding your choice of equipment by analyzing and redesigning work stations and workflow

New Manufacturing Sector Health Hazard Evaluation of heat-related illnesses

PalletPal Level Loaders revolutionized manual pallet loading and unloading in the United States. They are simple devices that keep loads at an ideal height for building or breaking down pallet loads. The original spring actuated PalletPal was introduced by Southworth in 1988. Since then the line has grown to include a wide variety of products to make pallet handling faster, safer and easier. Learn more - Download the PDF
 

Safety Label Brochure for Industrial Scissors Lifts

The Safety Label Brochure for Industrial Scissors Lifts is now available for free download with the use of Acrobat Reader. Learn more - Download the PDF.

Integrated Lean Thinking & Ergonomics: Utilizing Material Handling Assist Device Solutions for a Productive Workplace

This White Paper, commissioned by the Ergonomic Assist Systems and Equipment Council (EASE) Council and the Lift Manufacturers Product Section (LMPS)of MHIA, was written by two experts on lean and ergonomic issues from the South Dakota School of Mines. The Paper emphasizes the importance of integrating lean and ergonomic concepts with material handling equipment solutions. It provides specific situations in which companies have used material handling equipment to improve and support their lean initiatives while enhancing employee work environments with ergonomic solutions and ultimately improving the throughput process. Learn more - Download this MHIA white paper.

Case Studies

Ergonomics, Efficiency, and Cost Savings: An Example From a Small Manufacturing Company

by Dan MacLeod, Ergonomics Consultant, www.danmacleod.com, 7/25/2006

This case example is based on the financial benefits over a 10-year period at a small die cast operation in central Ohio. It is difficult to spot any employees in the classical bad working positions like bending down to get parts or reaching overhead. The plant also has a very nice success story in terms of costs and benefits.More

Lift truck game promotes safety

Yale Materials Handling offers free online video game and poster to encourage lift truck safety.

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