Beverage cartons have been redesigned for easier handling. Substituting plastic for some glass containers decreased the total weight. Improved physical and psychological comfort. Posture Bending at the waist is required to place the carton on the pallet. Force Lifting and lowering is required to pick-up and stack the cartons.
Engineering controls A manual pallet unitizer was placed under the pallet.
This device automatically adjusts and keeps the pallet height as the optimum level for the worker. This device also rotates 360 degrees which reduces walking and reaching. The employer avoided business costs of retraining the injured employee and developing a replacement employee. Ergonomics, the science of adjusting the job to fit the body's needs, can prevent RSIs. While in some cases redesigning the workplace is the best way to prevent RSIs, often many simple and inexpensive remedies will eliminate a significant portion of the problem.