Does Wearing A Lifting Belt Help Or Hinder?
The Merits or Otherwise of Workers Wearing Lifting Belts:
Does Wearing a Lifting Belt Help or Hinder?
A company decides to implement a program of ‘ergonomic' abdominal lifting belts to aid their workers as they go about their tasks, but is this likely to benefit both the worker and employer or will it cause more problems than good? This paper surveys some of the available literature, investigates the options and comes to a conclusion on the merits of this strategy.
Introduction
New-style Wholesale Ltd. is a warehousing company with a large storage and distribution capacity with offices in many locations along the eastern seaboard, employing around 1500 workers directly involved in the movement of goods in and out of their facilities.
As a result of a significant recent increase in back-related injuries among these employees, and a desire to reduce their compensation claims, a senior department supervisor from New-style recently approached us for advice on the......
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