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Risk in the manual handling of loads
There are several risk factors that make the manual handling of loads hazardous and thereby increase the possibility of injury. Particularly for back injury, they are related to different aspects of manual handling of loads:
- too heavy: there is no exact weight limit that is safe ;
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unbalanced or unstable: the centre of gravity of the object being away from the middle of the worker’s body;
difficult to reach; - difficult to grasp: loads with sharp edges or with dangerous materials can injure workers;
- too large: if the load is large, it is not possible to follow the basic rules for lifting and carrying ;
- shape or size that obscures the worker’s view.
The manufacturing cycle can increase the risk of injury of the employee in the manual handling of loads :
- if it is too strenuous, carried out too frequently or for a long time;
- involves awkward postures or movements, ( bent, twisted trunk, over-reaching, raised arms );
- repetitive handling.
Using an ATIS pneumatic manipulator can eliminate the problems related to the manual material handling in all working cycle and can be used to handle countless kind of products.
Using an ATIS pneumatic manipulator during the handling of your product enable to obtain the highest comfort for the employee and to maximize the productivity .
Using an ATIS pneumatic handling manipulator in your production is the right solution because:
- avoid working injuries
- improve the working conditions of the operator
- improve the working quality
- reduce effort
- is simple to use and efficient
- decrease in cycle time
- improve productivity