Educate employees specifically on lifting techniques which should include the following. Provide a ladder -type devise that can be attached on to the bays, to minimize extended reaches, similar to item pictured to the right. The ladder allows the employee to climb the ladder to pull cases down and also provides a platform to set cases on. Then when employee stands on the ground, the employee can lift the case from the platform. In addition to reducing extended reaches, this devise controls the vertical height of the load at the origin.
Employees repeatedly move full kegs of beer from a delivery truck to a hand truck.
Product is moved from above shoulder to approximately waist height. Full kegs of beer weigh approximately 162 pounds. In addition, tasks with a LI greater than 3 should be considered hazardous for most of the working population and appropriate engineering controls must be implemented. Provide a friction-feed pulley system mounted on the beer delivery truck reducing biomechanical demands and the potential for back injuries, and eliminating the task of manually unloading full kegs of beer on to the hand truck. This positioning should facilitate walking second keg onto the first keg without lifting.