Darcor Casters and Wheels Presents the Guide to Designing Manual Materials Handling Carts for Organizations Committed to Decreasing the Risk of Workplace Injuries
Darcor Casters and Wheels presents the Guide to Designing Manual Materials Handling Carts now available as a free download to help manual materials handling (MMH) cart designers understand specific aspects of the design process including environmental considerations, operator factors and task-related scenarios.
TORONTO, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Workplace ergonomics thought leader, Darcor Casters and Wheels, introduces the Guide to Designing Manual Materials Handling Carts. The free 19-page download will help manual materials handling (MMH) cart designers understand specific aspects of the design process including environmental considerations, operator factors and task-related scenarios.
Overexertion injuries, including those related to pushing and pulling, are the costliest of workplace injuries. It is critical to manage the productivity, maintenance and injury risk of workplace overexertion injuries in the manual material handling industry. It is estimated that organizations can expect to save $460 USD a year per worker by ensuring that push pull peak forces are consistently at an acceptable level.
To achieve these financial and organizational benefits, MMH cart designers should consider all aspects of the cart design. The team at Darcor has developed this guide for MMH cart designers to consider 10 very specific aspects that improve the design process.
Overexertion injuries are a critical concern for organizations with manual material handling programs. Many organizations do not accurately assess the cost and risks associated with neglecting to:
- Address causes of workplace overexertion injuries
- Evaluate the safe level of forces for cart movement
- Test carts and casters including initial cart design, periodic re-evaluation and cart maintenance programs
The Guide to Designing Manual Materials Handling Carts is for MMH designers who want to evaluate aspects of the design process that can eliminate workplace overexertion before it occurs.
"The Guide to Designing Manual Materials Handling Carts was developed because we saw carts and casters being used in industry that had significant design flaws with respect to ergonomics, which manifest as excessive push/pull forces. For the MMH cart system to be confirmed as safe and efficient, organizations and professionals designing these work tasks need to consider all the force exertions experienced during cart operation jointly in determining limitations on the operators' ability to exert the combined forces. It is critical to understand that an operator's ability to safely execute one of these tasks in isolation from the others does not guarantee safety," said Raymond Simmons, president of Darcor Casters and Wheels "Which is why the team at Darcor decided to invest in the research and development of this guide to support MMH cart designers towards better solutions for cart design and workplace safety."
Those interested in obtaining the Economics of Ergonomics Guide can download the guide for free at the Guide to Designing Manual Materials Handling Carts download page. Interested parties can also contact our caster and cart risk assessment experts with any questions or to arrange for an on-site risk assessment consultation.
"The team at Darcor is passionate about workplace ergonomics and reducing workplace injuries. We developed this guide to help organizations and practitioners who want to be proactive about increasing operator safety and efficiency, through proper cart design and caster selection," said Yohann Printer, Ergonomics Engineer at Darcor. "We constantly strive to lead the industry with a strong focus on workplace ergonomics and will continue to explore new ways to provide education and guidance to support workplace ergonomic goals."
About Darcor Casters and Wheels
Darcor Casters and Wheels provides wheel technology that exceeds ergonomic mobility standards. For more than 85 years, Darcor has been the leading global provider of ergonomic caster solutions. Darcor's superior caster design creates best in class ratings for push/pull forces that support workplace ergonomics with a vision of improving employee health, safety and productivity. Darcor provides caster solutions for industrial, material handling, medical, floor cleaning and entertainment environments. Darcor also creates custom caster solutions engineered to suit unique applications. For more information about Darcor, please visit http://www.darcor.com or contact our workplace ergonomics experts.
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