September 14, 2015
Material Handling Industry “Gives Back”
The material handling industry is often focused on ways to make the job easier for…
September 14, 2015
Ergonomics Increase Workplace Efficiency
Manufacturers are shutting factories and slashing jobs in an effort to stop the hemorrhaging from…
September 14, 2015
Anatomy of Push-Pull Tasks: Placing the Body at Risk
Pushing and pulling tasks are daily life occurrences, particularly, in the workplace. Because of the…
September 14, 2015
Ergonomics Should Drive Injury-Reduction Plan
Today we continue our September 15 post on developing a proactive plan to reduce costly…
September 14, 2015
Get Powered Carts for Aging Healthcare Workers
As workers get older, the wear and tear of age, combined with a lifetime of…
September 14, 2015
DJ Products Offers Versatile Material Handling Solutions
When we say that we make material handling solutions, we mean that we make products…
September 14, 2015
Frugality Is New Business Reality
The nation's economic gurus may have declared the recession over, but they're warning businesses and…
September 14, 2015
How to Assess Your Ergonomic Material Handling Needs
Poorly designed workstations and task habits can result in serious health and injury problems for…
September 13, 2015
Electric Carts Ease Strain of Push-Pull Tasks
Pushing and pulling are the two most required actions in industrial and business settings. Unfortunately,…
September 8, 2015
Changes Coming to U.S. Workforce
If the current economic downturn has revealed any truths, it's that the basic premise upon…
September 8, 2015
Lifting Tips that Prevent Back Injury
In our last post we talked about the exorbitant cost of back injuries to industry.…
September 8, 2015
Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming Material Handling Shows
It's spring and time for our industry's annual material handling shows. Circle the date on…
September 8, 2015
The Cost of Ignoring Ergonomics
Back in industry's dark ages, equipment was designed to do a task without much thought…
September 8, 2015
Peering Into Business’ Future
If America's future workforce is going to be "more flexible, more freelance, more collaborative and…
September 8, 2015
Congress Debates Increasing Fines for Worker Injury, Death
Congress is being urged to increase financial penalties for workplace injuries and deaths, according to…
September 8, 2015
Does Obama Have Muscle to Win Ergonomics Fight?
Like actor Mickey Rourke's amazing return to the Hollywood ring in The Wrestler, labor is…
September 8, 2015
Webcast: World-Changing Material Handling Trends
The challenges facing American business and our world are mind boggling: recession, labor shortages, global…
September 8, 2015
Ergonomics Opponents Girding for Battle
California Democratic Representative Hilda Solis was confirmed yesterday as President Obama's Secretary of Labor by…
September 8, 2015
Forces of Change: What’s Driving New Business Paradigm?
The current economic crisis has created a tipping point for American business. While change is…
September 8, 2015
Part 1: Why Businesses Fail
Almost daily I read about the failure of one business or another in the business…
September 8, 2015
The Rise of Ergonomics in Industrial Design
The staggering cost to American industry (see our previous post), coupled with the movement to…
September 8, 2015
Manufacturing Faces Another Year of Tough Times
It looks like the start of 2009 will bring more of the same for U.S.…
September 8, 2015
Part I: Trends Challenge the Material Handling Industry
In the June issue of MHEDA Edge, Steven Little, a keynote speaker at MHEDA's recent…
September 8, 2015
Part 2: Why Businesses Fail
The economic slowdown, tight credit and high fuel costs are placing a sometimes fatal strain on…
September 8, 2015
Handhold Design Can Improve Worker Efficiency
Most carts have handholds of one sort or another. Handles are such an ordinary part…