Ergonomic Casters Education
What are Ergonomics?
Ergonomics is the science of designing and arranging tools, tasks, and environments to fit the people who use them. In material handling, an ergonomic approach reduces strain on employees, minimizes injury risk, and enhances productivity. When your equipment is designed with ergonomics in mind, employees work with less fatigue and experience fewer injuries, benefiting both worker wellbeing and operational efficiency.
Why Ergonomics Matter for Casters
When it comes to pushing or pulling, your back is the most likely part of your body to receive a debilitating injury. Choosing ergonomic casters is critical because it reduces the physical demands of moving heavy loads. Properly designed casters minimize push/pull forces, which helps prevent strain and reduces the likelihood of repetitive stress injuries, resulting in a safer and more efficient workplace.
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?
