Hand off Manual Material Handling Risks: Automate for better ergonomics, fewer injuries, increased productivity, and leaner operations

摘要

A lean shop is an ergonomic shop. Or is it an ergonomic shop is a lean shop? Either way, lost-time injuries created by bad ergonomics violate the main tenant of lean operations. They waste time, human effort, and money. "When you lose somebody to a back injury for six to eight months, the cost isn't just the $80,000 that your insurance company pays out and the increase in insurance rates," said Jim Galante, director of business development for Southworth Products Corp., Falmouth, Maine.