Before Bending and reaching into a hamper to
retrieve a bundle of mail |
After Container tilter lifts and tilts the
hamper resulting in less bending and reaching |
Before Straight nozzle on the vacuum hose
results in awkward wrist and shoulder position to vacuum equipment |
After Flexible nozzle allows operator to vacuum equipment with a straight wrist |
Before Reaching to the floor to pull a chain
that activates the dock leveler |
After Use of a tool allows the dock leveler
to be positioned while standing |
Before Frequent bending to lift trays of mail
from a pallet on the floor |
After Pallet lift allows the person to raise
the trays to waist height |
Before Height of the conveyor results in
working above elbow height |
After - Use of a portable platform allows work
to be performed at elbow height. Platform has a yellow border to improve visibility and is portable so it can be easily removed |
Before Heavy mail volume falls to the bottom
bin resulting in frequent bending and twisting while removing the mail from the machine |
After Moving heavy volume mail to the middle bin results in less bending |
Before Overloading containers results in
forceful lifting above the head |
After Containers filled to Ύ full reduces
lifting above head height |
Before - Reaching under the trailer to pull the 5th wheel release |
After - Using a tool to pull the 5th wheel release |
Before - Pulling mail out of the waterfall with a rake | After - Cart at the waterfall to collect mail |
Before - Two people lifting a third hamper onto a stack |
After - One person rolling a hamper into the
stacker with two hampers already stacked. |
© 2007 Ergonomic Technologies Corporation