Effective material handling is vital in keeping companies, and the world, moving efficiently. From the arrival of raw goods to completed and shipped final products, employees that handle these items ...

For most companies—particularly those involved in materials handling—concerns about safety regulations go well beyond mere avoidance of government fines or censure. Compliance with safety regulations ...

There's no such thing as a virtual package - someone's got to deliver it," says Dan McMackin, a spokesperson and former safety supervisor for Atlanta-based United Parcel Service (UPS). Even in the ...

Moving raw materials and finished products through a facility is a common process in industry. Throughout the process, operators routinely lift/lower, push/pull and carry an object, which presents a ...

Warehouses present safety challenges for the people who work in them. All warehouses house different types of goods and materials, and they handle and move them in different ways. Safety meetings ...

Manual material handling (MMH) work contributes to a large percentage of the over half a million cases of musculoskeletal disorders reported annually in the United States. Manual handling refers to ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala --- Is material handling a safety concern to you while here on the depot? It should be! Surprisingly, it’s a source of many safety issues within most field operations, depots ...

Amid times of workforce challenges, it is imperative for companies to adopt automated scrap recycling solutions that reduce manual labor and prioritize worker safety. As labor shortages persist, ...

Manual material handling is the moving of objects unaided by mechanical devices. Manual material handling include activities like pushing, pulling, carrying, lifting, and lowering. At Purdue ...