Ergonomic Solutions for Retailers: Prevention of Material Handling Injuries in the Grocery Sector
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October 2014
Ergonomic Solutions for Retailers - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2015-100
- Purpose
- Manual Material Handling Jobs in the Retail Grocery Industry
- Unloading Pallets from a Trailer with a Powered-Pallet Mover
- Place Products on Conveyor for Transport to Store
- Remove Boxes from Conveyor to Handcart for Sales Floor
- Remove Boxes from Conveyor onto U-Boat for Sales Floor
- Unload Pallet onto Handcart to Transport to Sales Floor
- Moving Excess Merchandise from a Flat Cart to Storage Rack
- Using a Pallet Stacker to Move a Loaded Pallet to Storage Rack
- Using a Pallet Stacker to Move Excess Merchandise to Storage Rack
- Using a Vacuum Lift to Load or Unload Bags of Material from a Pallet
- Using a Pallet Jack to Move Boxes from Back Room to Sales Floor
- Using a Stocking Cart to Place Products on Shelves
- Using a Stocking Cart to Place Products on Shelves
- Using Stocking Cart with a Tilted Container to Stock Small Products
- Sources for Preventing Manual Material Handling Injuries
- Sources for Information from Business/Labor Trade Associations
- References
- Disclaimer
- Acknowledgments
- About this Publication
- Page last reviewed: April 8, 2015
- Page last updated: April 8, 2015
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division