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Built for Safety: How Material Handling Equipment Design Prevents Workplace Injuries
Guest blog from New Age Industrial Corp, MHI member company & MHI EASE Industry Group member Safety policies look great on paper, but on a busy distribution floor or processing plant, injuries usually come down to the physical tools your team handles during […]
Ergonomics Plays a Critical but Sometimes Overlooked Role in Automation
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine AUTOMATION IS HELPING to create safer material handling workplaces. However, humans still play a vital role in these environments, and overlooking their involvement can create safety risks without proper care and oversight. That is especially […]
Ergonomic Products Help Ensure Worker Safety
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine The twisting, the bending, the lifting—it’s all part of a typical material handling job. But that job doesn’t have to be done without help. Ergonomic products, particularly those that help an associate lift or position […]
Why Amazon’s Focus On Injury Prevention Will Likely Improve Ergonomics For All Workers
Post by MHI Ergonomics and Safety When Amazon announced its new WorkingWell program — an effort to improve employee health issues and reduce the risk of injuries — in May 2021, the company’s high-profile emphasis on ergonomics established its leadership […]
Innovative Ergonomics
Article from MHI Solutions Having an ergonomically designed warehouse and training workers how to safely perform physical tasks can improve their wellbeing and productivity—as well as potentially minimize workers’ compensation costs. Indeed, about a third to as much as half […]
Interview with Dr. Nussbaum on Recent Applied Ergonomics Biomechanical Assessment Report
MHI and College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) are pleased to share research completed in part from funding by the MHI Spark Grant Program – Biomechanical assessment of two back-support exoskeletons in symmetric and asymmetric repetitive lifting with moderate […]