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5 Tips to Make Your Material Handling Operation Safer

Improve Material Handling Safety

From lifting heavy items to pushing large loads, material handling can put employees at a high risk of being injured. These workplace injuries can cost your business significant money in terms of decreased productivity and workers’ compensation. Making the following changes in your workplace can help reduce material handling risks, while also boosting employee morale.

Invest in Safer Equipment

Using forklifts and similar types of equipment to pull or lift loads comes with an increased chance of accidents and injuries. A motorized trailer dolly can handle these loads safely and with greater efficiency. This helps protect your employees from potentially serious injuries in the workplace.

Provide PPE

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is an important part of keeping your staff from injuries. Gloves, eye protection, and other kinds of PPE can greatly reduce the risk of injuries as employees handle material handling tasks. Make sure your employees know how to correctly wear and use PPE on the job.

Reduce Ergonomic-Related Risks

Having to do repetitive lifting or carrying heavy items can lead to physical fatigue and a higher risk of injuries in your material handling operation. Take time to identify these risks, so you can implement measures to reduce the risk of injuries.

Encourage Employees to Report Fatigue

Employees can develop high levels of fatigue on the job due to the physical strain of material handling tasks. Over time, this fatigue can raise their risk of ending up with musculoskeletal problems and serious injuries. Provide a way for employees to report fatigue and encourage them to do so. You can then ensure that fatigued employees have a chance to rest and recover.

Minimize Vibration and Noise

Vibration and noise in a material handling environment can increase the risk of fatigue and injuries. They can also serve as distractions for employees, which also raises the risk of accidents. Use equipment that helps keep vibration and noise to a minimum, such as softer wheels, in order to protect employees from workplace injuries.

If you need a trailer dolly to make your material handling operation safer, please contact DJ Products. Our team can provide you with the perfect solution for improving workplace safety.

Video: CartCaddy Solutions Improve Workplace Operations

Manually pushing, pulling, and straining to relocate heavy equipment is a nightmare for your employees and your business. Doing so risks the possibility of your employees enduring painful injuries, straining their back and developing musculoskeletal problems resulting in costly workers compensation costs for your company. However, moving heavy equipment, carts and materials on a regular basis is a requirement for companies spanning all industries. So, what’s a safer solution that takes the load off? CartCaddy material handling solutions! With a variety of CartCaddy units to tailor fit your needs – from moving 5,000 lb. equipment on an assembly floor to relocating a 100,000 lb. piece of machinery, we have a solution to fit your unique application. Check out all our industrial mover products here.

For more info, reach out to a sales engineer via Chat, phone (1-800-686-2651) or fill out this form. We look forward to helping you find the best material handling solution for your needs.

Cut the Risk and Improve Safety When It Comes to Your Trash Room

Save Money and Make Your Workers Happy By Making Their Job Easier on Them and Your Insurance Cheaper.

Just as you can lower your car insurance by driving a safer car and avoiding accidents, you can lower your workers comp premiums with tools and strategies to improve dumpster safety. Besides the nightmare scenario of a dumpster tipping over and injuring an employee, your team faces an ongoing risk of repetitive stress and muscle injuries related to moving dumpsters.

How a Dumpster Pusher Can Help

When your employees move a dumpster or waste container, are they using manual force to steer and push it? Even on wheels, it takes a physical exertion that exceeds what the human body can comfortably perform. Both instantaneous injuries and long-term, built-up musculoskeletal disorders can put your worker on paid leave and increase workers comp insurance costs.

An automated dumpster pusher is the best way to improve trash room safety:

• Lower your Experience Modification Rating (EMR or E-Mod)

• Reduce workers compensation insurance premiums

• Keep your employees healthy and avoid costly time off

• Avoid high employee turnover and the associated loss of productivity

• Double the efficiency of trash room duties

• Manage the trash room in less time and/or with fewer employees

• Improve cleanliness and customer satisfaction at multi-family properties, retail, hospitality, etc.

The #1 Solution for the Biggest Injury Risk

Any business with a trash room or the need to move dumpsters can benefit from using a motorized dumpster pusher. In particular, rental properties benefit from using the WasteCaddy because trash-related injuries are the #1 risk for worker injury.

Tackle the trash room, and you can tackle your workers comp premiums. Contact DJ Products for a quote or demo of our WasteCaddy dumpster pusher.

The Science Behind Supply Chain Logistics Encourages Interaction from University and Researchers

Make Your Workplace More Efficient.

As the material handling industry continues to grow on a global scale, how does it evolve to satisfy the needs of a sophisticated and tech-savvy customer base? One of the industry leaders is launching a visionary program to analyze material handling trends and develop creative solutions.

A Groundbreaking Initiative

Toyota Material Handling North America, the world’s largest producer of lift trucks, recently announced the TMHNA University Research Program. Its ultimate goal is to develop a synergistic collaboration between TMHNA and the brightest members of the academic community in order to “find innovative solutions and technologies.”

TMHNA kicked off the initiative with a request for proposals from members of the country’s top research universities. Focus topics include forward-thinking material handling trends such as 3D metal printing, predictive maintenance and big data analysis.

Call for proposals closed August 31, and after a thorough review TMHNA will select several proposals to receive inaugural funding. Projects are expected to begin this month, and based on results, selected faculties may be invited to renew their contracts for up to three years.

In Search of Constant Improvement

Inspiration for the program came from Toyota’s practice of a process known as Kaisen, which means “constant improvement.” Brett Wood, president and CEO of TMHNA, believes the program will produce “breakthroughs that will elevate the entire industry.”

State-of-the-Art Material Handling Solutions from DJ Products

Our comprehensive line of battery-powered tugs and movers checks many of the boxes for material handling trends, including worker safety and increased productivity. Use our convenient online chat feature and let our friendly sales engineers assist you with selecting the right mover for your application.

Tech Will Never Replace the Personal Touch in Property Management

Why Have More Do Less? Make Your Workplace More Efficient.

Today’s technology has developed to what was once considered the stuff of science fiction movies. Sleek, powerful devices like tablets and smartphones have become indispensable in both our personal and professional lives. But how is digital equipment for property managers compatible with the personal interaction that the job requires?

Property Management in the Digital Age

In one sense, high-tech devices are a perfect match for the business of property management, where customer service is a priority. Managers are more accessible than ever, allowing them to easily communicate with tenants and promptly handle requests.

According to the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), use of digital devices has resulted in a 45% increase in productivity and a 44% improvement in efficiency. Technology also provides helpful solutions such as online banking and virtual building tours that streamline many day-to-day activities.

While modern technology has become an indispensable element of property management excellence, it’s no replacement for the face-to-face interaction that has always been at the heart of the job. Rather than replacing personal contact, digital devices help property managers produce the efficiency expected by tech-savvy residents while freeing them up to spend time developing relationships.

Save Time, Money and Energy with Battery-Powered Dumpster Tugs

When it comes to equipment for property managers, battery-powered dumpster tugs from DJ Products should be near the top of your list. They enable a single member of your maintenance team to easily maneuver dumpsters across any type of surface, even inclines. Call 800.686.2651 or use the handy chat feature on our website to learn more from one of our helpful sales engineers.

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