Pushing and pulling is involved in many tasks and jobs in a wide variety of industries. In order to avoid injuries and optimize efficiency it is important to properly design pushing and pulling tasks. A good online resource that explains the ergonomics of material handling in general and then goes into the details of pushing and pulling tasks is called “
Light—it’s necessary for humans. It effects people mentally, physically, physiologically and their overall performance. The impact of lighting in the workplace is very important to understand—not only to achieve energy savings but also to influence worker performance. Intuitively we know that lighting is of value but it is often overlooked in the workplace, especially the value related to productivity.
In my last blog I stated that I attended the Ergonomics Applied to Retail and Distribution conference in Minneapolis. One of the people I met there was the Steve Lippert from Hamilton Caster. As an ergonomist working on material handling issues a question that frequently comes up whenever material is pushed or pulled is “what is the best equipment/wheel/caster combination for this situation?” I learned from Steve that Hamilton Caster had published a white paper on Rolling Resistance and Industrial Wheels. The paper provides an overview of rol
