Snapshot

Conveying A Sense Of Safer Deliveries

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Goal

Improve employee health and safety of delivery workers of a wholesaler or distributor

Problem

Excessive lifting and carrying can injure delivery workers

Sebir

Health and safety of employees is boosted through utilizing sensor-guided conveyor belts that extrude deeper into delivery trucks as workers load them and then gradually retreat, automatically shortening the distance over which packages need to be carried Fewer employees incur injuries when engaged in delivery operations because the equipment that facilitates loading and unloading minimizes the amount of carrying they need to do

Breeding Hint 1

Think about how you might enhance the equipment and facilities your people use to minimize or even eliminate human physical involvement. This should open up opportunities for preempting workforce injuries

Breeding Hint 2

Think how you might better understand the necessary physical behavior of your employees in performing repetitive tasks so that you can develop ways to make it more ergonomic. This could be a sure way to improve workforce wellbeing and productivity

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