EACH year, injuries caused by manual materials handling are a significant cost to industry in terms of medical costs and lost productivity. According to recent Liberty Mutual Insurance statistics, ...

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 ...

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Manual material handling (MMH) work contributes to a large percentage of the over half a million cases of musculoskeletal disorders reported annually in the United States. Manual handling refers to ...

Moving raw materials and finished products through a facility is a common process in industry. Throughout the process, operators routinely lift/lower, push/pull and carry an object, which presents a ...

Workplace injuries can happen in any environment, and the risks vary depending on the industry. While some accidents are minor, others can result in serious, long-term consequences. Understanding ...

The Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace’s (CPH-NEW) Healthy Workplace Participatory Program (HWPP) is a toolkit to help employers implement a participatory Total Worker ...