Weighing pan safeguards health
Mettler-Toledo’s newly improved XS balance line includes analytical and precision balances as well as a dual range microbalance.
Mettler-Toledo’s newly improved XS balance line includes analytical and precision balances as well as a dual range microbalance.
dorsaVi’s workplace solution, ViSafe, has won Innovation of the Year – Software, and Health and Safety Solution of the Year – at the London Construction Awards at the London Build 2016 Expo.
The extended and improved XS balance line incorporates patented weighing technologies to ensure accurate results whilst ergonomic design features provide outstanding comfort to protect user health during daily weighing tasks.
Many office workers sit at their desks. The problem is that prolonged sitting is not considered to be good for us and is being linked to a variety of health conditions. Public Health England is recommending that we stand with light activity for at least two hours during our working day. That is why an increasing number of organisations are introducing sit/stand desks into the workplace.
In 2015 Heathrow Airport engaged dorsaVi to conduct a ViSafe Comparison Assessment on the musculoskeletal impact of using manual handling aids for the transfer of airport baggage versus the impact of transferring baggage without the use of aids. The results of this study led to a significant increase in compliance with manual handling aids among baggage handlers.
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Clair Weston, marketing manager at UVEX (UK) examines why fatigue at work – whether physical, mental, or emotional – can be a killer.
UK country manager, Martin Stevens, explains how Ejendals is adding value to its Footstop pressure mapping service in a bid to deliver wellbeing messages to customers’ employees.
METTLER TOLEDO’s newly improved XS balance line includes analytical and precision balances as well as a dual range microbalance.
Modular handling and storage systems allow users to create ergonomic installations that require fewer and shorter movements to access, retrieve and replace a component or assembly than traditional working environments. These small savings contribute to improved productivity while reducing the risks associated with repetitive or unnecessary handling.
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