Place Products on Conveyor for Transport to Store
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October 2014
Ergonomic Solutions for Retailers – DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2015-100

Figure 2 shows an example of a height-adjustable conveyor. With this type of conveyor, one person can do what two or more individuals normally do in unloading a trailer. Height adjustable conveyors can also reduce extreme bending and allow the boxes to be placed on the conveyors rather than dropped which could damage the container and/or contents. A sturdy step stool or platform is needed to reach the top levels of the interior of the trailer, which range from 7.5 feet (2.3 m) to 9.0 feet (2.7 m) high..
Pages in this Report
- Cover Page
- Purpose
- Manual Material Handling
- Powered-Pallet Mover
- ›Transport
- Remove Boxes from Conveyor
- U-Boat
- Handcart
- Flat Cart to Storage Rack
- Pallet Stacker
- Move Excess Merchandise
- Vacuum Lift
- Pallet Jack
- Stocking Cart
- Stocking Cart to Shelves
- Stocking Cart with a Tilted Container
- Preventing Injuries
- Business/Labor Trade Associations
- References
- Disclaimer
- Acknowledgments
- About