Ergonomic Casters Education
CASTER ERGONOMICS
When we say the word “ergonomics” in the context of manufacturing or industrial business, we are normally talking about pushing, pulling, or lifting. Plainly put, when you do work with pushing, pulling, or lifting, particularly with heavy weight, you are at risk of injury. When it comes to pushing or pulling, your back is the most likely part of your body to receive a debilitating injury. When you improve ergonomics, you lessen the likelihood of injuring your back, and that is the aim of this information hub.
UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING ERGONOMICS
SO, HOW SERIOUS, LIKELY, AND COSTLY ARE BACK INJURIES?
When we look at MSDs (Musculoskeletal Disorders), basically injuries to your bones, muscles, and joints, the total cost each year is estimated to be at least $50 billion, but this is only the dollar amount; the pain and effect on the lives of those who suffer from these injuries is much higher. Back injuries are a significant portion of these specific injuries.
UNDETECTED BACK INJURIES AND PUSH/PULL ISSUES
Back injuries affect every aspect of your business and life. In material handling, you’ll be transporting your product on carts of some sort. If you push or pull these carts at all by hand, you’ll be using your back in the same way thousands of times, and the worst part is that you won’t be able to recognize that you’re injuring your back until it’s too late. The amount of force required to push or pull (push/pull) can be changed with different types of equipment, but first you need to get an accurate reading, and second, you need to know exactly what guidelines to follow.
OSHA Is Cracking Down on Ergonomics!
Free Whitepaper on OSHA's NEP for Warehousing & Distribution
Discover how to navigate the new OSHA NEP for warehouse and distribution safety with ergonomic caster solutions designed and engineered to meet the demanding environments of distribution centers.
In This Whitepaper, You Will Learn:
- What is a NEP and how to navigate this new National Emphasis Plan for warehouse and distribution facilities like a pro to protect and retain employees while avoiding costly OSHA violations.
- How to unpack what in involved in this NEP, whether you're business could be affected, and how this can impact that daily grind of your business operations.
- What OSHA is looking for and how to transform your ergonomic game-because who said compliance needs to be stressful?
