Health, Safety & Ergonomics

Car chassis in warehouse racks

Facing manual handling challenges in the automotive industry

Automobile manufacture involves many diverse types of work across a wide range of sectors and industries. Each of these, from component sourcing and manufacture to final vehicle assembly and shipment, has its own distinct set of challenges. One challenge all sectors face, however, is that of manual handling.

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The 3 Most Common Types of Manual Handling Injuries

Warehouses are active environments, teeming with an assortment of equipment, towering rows of products and a workforce moving around the clock. The fast-paced environment of modern warehouses escalates the risk of workplace harms and manual handling injuries.

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Managing risks when unpacking shipping containers

An estimated 21 million shipping containers are currently moving goods from one point to another, with over 500 million loose loaded container shipments every year. This poses challenges to container unloading health & safety as the large majority of loose loaded containers are loaded and unloaded manually. What we need is an efficient, economical way to manage health and safety risks when packing and unpacking containers.

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What to consider when choosing lifting tools for your vacuum lifter device

The vacuum lifter is an excellent lifting aid that makes material handling safe, efficient and easy. But to get maximum functionality out of your vacuum lifter, it must be equipped with the right lifting tool. This not only enables you to lift your goods in the best possible way, but if you also have several different tools, you also make it possible to handle even more types of goods in your business. But how do you know which lifting tool is right for your goods?

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