Darcor
and Ergoweb ® Release Ergonomic White Paper: The Ergonomics
of Manual Material Handling - Pushing and Pulling Tasks.
Darcor, the industry leader in the preliminary development,
manufacture and marketing of superior, ergonomically designed
casters and wheels for industrial and office equipment,
is dedicated to the reduction of both roll-resistance
and ergonomic risk factors. Ergoweb ® is similarly engaged
in developing and sharing its authoritative information
regarding the ergonomics of handling manual materials.
Combining their expertise, Darcor and Ergoweb ® present
an industry white paper, "The Ergonomics of Manual Material
Handling." Its contents include an overview of the costs
and consequences of neglecting ergonomics, an overview
of common industrial pushing and pulling activities and
a detailed discussion of the "physics" of these activities. |
