• What can be done to reduce the amount of times material is moved or handled?

What can be done to reduce the amount of times material is moved or handled?

• Use rollers to eliminate manual lifting and carrying.
• Use floor rollers while loading or unloading trucks to reduce lifting.

• Use a sliding bed while loading and unloading small trucks to avoid overreaching and carrying in an awkward position.

• Eliminate extra loading or unloading steps where possible.
• Unload as close as possible to the place where material will be needed.

• Use ramps to avoid lifting and dragging over edges.

• Use containers that allow fluids to pour or empty without lifting the container.

• Use conveyors to link workstations and reduce carrying distance.
• Use a powered stair climber to reduce effort of carrying of loads, and reduce force needed to move loads up and down stairs.

• Use vacuum lift to eliminate manual lifting and carrying of large packages, containers, boxes and barrels.

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Document last updated on June 15, 2009

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