NO TECH MAGAZINE https://www.notechmagazine.com We believe in progress and technology Tue, 13 Oct 2015 17:21:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9 Lifting Tool for Carrying Plant Containers https://www.notechmagazine.com/2011/11/lifting-tool-for-carrying-plant-containers.html Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:19:22 +0000 http://notechmagazine.com/2011/11/lifting-tool-for-carrying-plant-containers.html lifting tool for plant containersThe tool shown here was designed for use in outdoor nurseries specializing in ornamental and bedding plants. At nurseries in California where it was tested, it reduced workers’ forward bending angle by as much as 47%.

The time spent working at a forward-bent angle of more than 20 degrees was reduced by nearly half. Hand gripping effort was reduced by more than half. Lifting strain was reduced by 40%.

Workers reported less work-related pain when using the handles, and those who had the most severe symptoms at the start reported the most improvement.

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Taken from “Simple Solutions: ergonomics for farm workers“, The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 2001.

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