Manual Handling operations in a workplace refers to the transportation or support of a load. It involves operations such as lifting, pushing, pulling, holding, or carrying objects. Manual handling ...

Semi-automated bin picking offers a practical alternative when full automation would require disproportionate investment, yet ...

Manual material handling is critical to warehouse operations, but it can be extremely challenging and dangerous for employees. Warehouse managers can implement best practices to improve safety and ...

If your job involves lifting or carrying heavy or awkwardly-shaped equipment, or repetitive lifting, you need to know how to minimise the risk of injury - this Guideline should help. Injuries caused ...

In the waste and recycling industry, manual handling is the single biggest cause of injuries, resulting in staff being off work for three days or more. At particular risk are those undertaking waste ...

Manual handling injuries could be avoided by using assessment tools, say Walter Brennan and Petrus du Plessis. According to the Health and Safety Executive’s figures for 2008/09 (HSE, 2009), ...

As global cargo terminals evolve from manual handling centres into digitally integrated supply-chain ecosystems, Kempegowda ...

Injuries caused by manual handling (particularly to the back, shoulders and neck) are a significant contributor to sickness absence statistics. Those most at risk of injury are those who aren't used ...