This free booklet will help you to recognize high-risk manual material handling work tasks and choose effective options for reducing their physical demands including:

Eliminating lifting from the floor and using simple transport devices like carts or dollies
Using lift-assist devices like scissors lift tables or load levelers
Using more sophisticated equipment like powered stackers, hoists, cranes, or vacuum assist devices
Guiding your choice of equipment by analyzing and redesigning work stations and workflow

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Ergonomic Guidelines for Manual Material Handling (CNA)