EXAIR.com® offers a great number of resources for better understanding how products will work within a given process. Among those is the EXAIR Case Study Library with over 40 detailed and downloadable accounts of how EXAIR products have improved a customer’s process. Whether searching by product line or application, get a full breakdown on the…
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By: Aaron Conway, Contributor Warehouses, distribution centers and material handling facilities are increasingly becoming a workplace for automated machines. Many factors attribute to this rise; demand for goods is very strong, and speed of delivery is of utmost importance to all end users. At the same time, there is a labor crunch with a shortage…
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Contributed by The Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association of the Material Handling Institute In industrial areas where pedestrians encounter vehicle traffic, enter hazard areas or work on elevated platforms, protective guarding safety gates serve a critical role in a facility’s overall safety plan. By installing the necessary gates, facility operators help pedestrians and vehicle operators understand…
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By: Brian Colburn, Contributor We live in a pretty amazing time in history. When I joined the material handling industry decades ago, the cutting edge of forklift safety technology was self-adjusting back up alarms and the very first, basic monitoring systems. Flash forward to today and there are virtual signage/floor lines, forklift safety lights of…
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The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is hosting a new webinar focused on Forklift Safety as part of its Propane Presents Technology Series beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, June 23. June is a time for the industry to focus on forklift safety and with so many material handling professionals relying on propane…
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By: Maureen Paraventi A variance granted to a U.S. steel production company set the stage for what many in the occupational safety community hope will be a long-overdue revision of OSHA’s lockout/tagout (LOTO) standard. CFR-29 910.147, which is aimed at preventing equipment from releasing hazardous energy while someone is using it, hasn’t been changed in…
Read More >>By: Maureen Paraventi June is designated by the National Safety Council (NSC) as National Safety Month, a time to focus efforts on improving the safety of work environments by spreading awareness of hazards and preventing occupational injuries and illness. National Safety Month has been observed since 1996. The NSC itself dates back to 1913, when…
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By: Joe Calhoun, Contributor Often called “the workhorse of material handling,” forklifts are one of the most widely used types of equipment in warehouses and facilities across the country, because they can do so much. They bring countless benefits to the modern workplace, efficiently lifting and transporting inventory day in and day out. Forklifts are…
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Adapted from Workplace Safety and Health Topics, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)[1]. Why should employers design an effective ergonomics program to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs)? They are costly and can significantly reduce worker productivity and morale. Workers suffering from MSDs have difficulty meeting the demands of their jobs. An estimated…
Read More >>Exhibiting at North America’s largest show for automation technologies, Universal Robots is ready with a cobot cure for a broad new range of complex applications. These provide new opportunities for manufacturers who are plagued by the inability to ramp up production that requires complex TIG or laser welding processes as well as hard-to-staff tasks such as…
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