By: Rick Pedley, Contributor Without a plan for worker safety, your business will suffer from accidents and equipment failures. Avoid these problems by thinking about safety from the start. Worker safety and productivity go hand-in-hand. Workplace safety and health are key motivating factors for employee productivity and engagement. When leadership promotes a healthy work culture,…
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Contributed by: Graphic Products Modern workplaces, however safe they may be, are fraught with hazards. Forklifts, energized equipment, loading docks, busy warehouses and other hazards can make it difficult for employees to work and move safely throughout a facility. To that end, floor marking for a factory is an essential component of a safe workplace.…
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By: Maureen Paraventi There’s no question that personal protective equipment (PPE), along with engineering controls and safe work practices, is vital to helping workers avoid injuries – or worse. Nonetheless, under certain circumstances, PPE can actually increase the chances of someone suffering harm while on the job, by making those who wear it more likely…
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By: Garry Gordon, MS and Robert M. Traynor, Ed.D., MBA, F-NAP In the workplace, when noise levels and exposures exceed OSHA guidelines, employers are required to provide adequate hearing protection as part of a comprehensive hearing conservation program. Several providers now offer custom fit hearing protection devices (HPDs). These options present questions and concerns from…
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By: Maureen Paraventi No matter how carefully thought out the engineering controls and work practices in your facility are, if there are hazardous substances present, there is also the possibility of accidental exposure to them. The first few moments after a worker has come into contact with a harmful chemical are crucial. Failure to get…
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A cost-effective way to making use of empty space, over-the-dock storage is at your fingertips. Contributors: RMI (Rack Manufacturers Institute) and ProGMA (Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association) of MHI If things are beginning to get a bit tight in your warehouse or production facility, you might be overlooking one of the easiest places to gain a…
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By: Derek Rickard, Contributor In the immortal words of legendary chef Julia Child, “Freshness is essential. That makes all the difference.” It comes as no surprise that freshness is top of mind for most order fulfillment and warehouse managers serving the grocery market. The grocery world has changed drastically in just the past five years.…
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By: Chris Webre, Contributor Some of today’s manufacturing plants and distribution centers are massive in size. To move product inside these facilities, today’s fork trucks, reach trucks (truck), etc. are built with the speed and power to move product efficiently. Without speed restrictions, however, these vehicles can move at high speeds, which increases the potential…
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Contributed by: OnLogic Computers mounted on forklifts, metal stamping facilities, in-vehicle computers, data-logging on bridges. What’s the connection? Shock and vibration. If you are in an environment where your computer is going to be knocked around, vibrated, shocked or just shaken every which way, you’ll need to make sure your PC is vibration resistant. Let’s…
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By: Christian Dow, Contributor The workhorse of your material handling equipment, batteries are quickly evolving into cleaner, better, longer-lasting models. In the material handling world, batteries power a good portion of equipment—from most varieties of forklift trucks to AMR and AGV products. Computer carts for inventory management also depend on them. With such a central…
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• Bishamon
• Gorbel
• Herkules Equipment Corporation
• Nilfisk
• Tennsco
