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Manual materials handling (MMH) poster shows solutions to control MSD hazards in manufacturing & warehousing. MMH includes lifting, lowering, carrying, pushing, pulling & gripping materials.
This video shows overhead work postures with examples of how to improve them. View the related poster resource.
Concern DetailsTask DescriptionOne worker is responsible for unloading all packages off a skid onto an automated conveyor. Initially the task was performed without the use of a pallet lifter, at a…
The ProblemWorkers are often required to climb on and off flatbed trailers to retrieve supply shipments and unload/load equipment.It is difficult to safely limb on and off the flatbed trailer…
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Administrative control and organizational strategy used to reduce continuous exposure to musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) hazards.NOTE: Job rotation on its own is not an effective MSD hazard…
Concern DetailsBackground:Multiple stations in the recycling facility have workers visually inspect recyclable material that is traveling down an automated conveyer. The workers are required to…
AuthorsDwayne Van Eerd, Ivan Steenstra, Kim Cullen, Emma Irvin