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Ðñïúüíôá ôïõ DJ» ðïõ ó÷åäéÜæïíôáé åñãïíïìéêÜ ðñïùèçôÝò, ìåôáêéíïýìåíïé êáé ñõìïõëêÜ ï÷çìÜôùí ìðïñÝóôå óçìáíôéêÜ íá ìåéþóåôå ôïí êßíäõíï ôñáõìáôéóìïý óôéò åãêáôáóôÜóåéò, Ýîù óôï ìÝñïò êáé óôç ãñáììÞ óõíåëåýóåùí. ÁõôÜ ôá ðñïúüíôá ðáñÝ÷ïõí ôçí ôÝëåéá ëýóç ãéá ôá ï÷Þìáôá Þ ôïí åîïðëéóìü ðïõ Ý÷ïõí ôéò åõèåßåò ñüäåò Þ êéíïýíôáé óå ìéá ñÜãá. Ìðïñïýí íá ÷ñçóéìïðïéçèïýí óå ïðïéáäÞðïôå åöáñìïãÞ üðïõ êáìßá óôñïöÞ äåí ðåñéëáìâÜíåôáé Þ ðïý Ýíáò ÷åéñéóôÞò èá ãõñßóåé ôéò ñüäåò.

Ãéáôß äáðáíçñüò ôñáõìáôéóìüò êéíäýíïõ Ýíáíôé ôùí åñãáæïìÝíùí Þ æçìßá óôá ï÷Þìáôá; Ïé ìåôáêéíïýìåíïé ï÷çìÜôùí ìáò ùèïýí ôá ï÷Þìáôá áêßíäõíá áðü ðßóù, áðïôñÝðïíôáò ôïõò åñãáæïìÝíïõò áðü ôï ôÝíôùìá Þ over-extending ïé ìõ'åò. Ôï ìáîéëÜñé þèçóçò óôïõò ìåôáêéíïýìåíïõò ï÷çìÜôùí ìáò áðïôåëåßôáé áðü Ýíá ìáëáêü, áíèåêôéêü, ãåìéóìÝíï õëéêü ìå óêïðü íá áðïôñÝøåé ôï ãñáôóïýíéóìá Þ ôç æçìßá óôï ü÷çìá.

ÐáñÜãïõìå äéÜöïñïõò ðñïùèçôÝò ï÷çìÜôùí ãéá íá éêáíïðïéÞóïõìå ðïéêßëåò áíÜãêåò õëéêïý ÷åéñéóìïý:

CarCaddy. Ï ìå ìðáôáñßåò ðñïùèçôÞò áõôïêéíÞôùí CarCaddy êáé ï÷çìÜôùí åßíáé ôÝëåéïò ãéá ôçí êßíçóç ôùí óôáìáôçìÝíùí Þ ÷ñïíïôñéâçìÝíùí ï÷çìÜôùí ðïõ äåí ðñÝðåé íá ïäçãçèïýí êáé íá Ý÷ïõí ôéò ðíåõìáôéêÝò ñüäåò, óõìðåñéëáìâáíïìÝíùí ôùí áõôïêéíÞôùí, ôùí öïñôçãþí, ôùí ôñï÷üóðéôùí, ôùí ëåùöïñåßùí êáé ôùí ìç÷áíçìÜôùí. Ôï CarCaddy åßíáé ç ôÝëåéá ëýóç ãéá ôçí êßíçóç ôùí ï÷çìÜôùí óôïõò áíôéðñïóþðïõò êáé ôá êÝíôñá õðçñåóéþí êáé êáôÜ ìÞêïò ôùí åèíéêþí ïäþí. ÕðåñÝ÷åé óôçí êßíçóç ôùí ï÷çìÜôùí Þ ôïõ åîïðëéóìïý áðü ôï óôáèìü óôï óôáèìü êÜôù áðü ìéá ãñáììÞ ðáñáãùãÞò.

TrailerCaddy. Ôï âáñÝùí êáèçêüíôùí çëåêôñéêü TrailerCaddy ìðïñåß íá ÷ñçóéìïðïéçèåß ãéá íá ùèÞóåé êáé íá ôñáâÞîåé ôá ñõìïõëêÜ åîïðëéóìïý, RVs, ôá ôñï÷üóðéôá êáé ôéò âÜñêåò. ¸÷åé ó÷åäéÜóåé ãéá íá êéíÞóåé ôá ï÷Þìáôá ðïõ ðñÝðåé íá áíõøùèïýí áðü ôç ìßá ðëåõñÜ ðñßí åëßóóïíôáé ðïõ ôñáâéÝôáé óõíÞèùò êÜôù áðü ôçí åèíéêÞ ïäü ìå Ýíá áõôïêßíçôï Þ Ýíá öïñôçãü. Ôï ñõìïõëêü Caddy åßíáé ç éäáíéêÞ ëýóç ãéá ôçí êßíçóç ôùí ï÷çìÜôùí ãýñù áðü Ýíá äùìÜôéï åðßäåéîçò Þ ôï åìðüñéï ðáñïõóéÜæåé ðÜôùìá. Åßíáé åðßóçò éäáíéêÜ ôáéñéáãìÝíï ãéá ôçí êßíçóç ôùí ñõìïõëêþí êÜôù áðü ìéá ãñáììÞ óõíåëåýóåùí. Ìéá åîÜñôçóç áíåëêõóôÞñùí ñõìïõëêþí åßíáé äéáèÝóéìç.

DealerCaddy. Ï éäáíéêüò ìåôáêéíïýìåíïò ï÷çìÜôùí ãéá ôïõò áíôéðñïóþðïõò áõôïêéíÞôùí êáé öïñôçãþí, áõôüò ï ãéá ðïëëÝò ÷ñÞóåéò, ìå ìðáôáñßåò ðñïùèçôÞò áõôïêéíÞôùí, öïñôçãþí êáé ñõìïõëêþí ìðïñïýí íá êéíÞóïõí ôá ï÷Þìáôá ìÝ÷ñé 10.000 ëßâñåò. Ôï ìáîéëÜñé þèçóçò äéåõèåôÞóéìïò-ýøïõò äçìéïõñãÞèçêå ãéá íá ðåñéãñÜøåé óôïí ïðßóèéï ðñïöõëáêôÞñá ïðïéïõäÞðïôå ï÷Þìáôïò. Êôýðçìá áõôü ðßóù óôçí Ýêèåóç Ýíá åìðüäéï óöáéñþí ãéá ôï ôñÜâçãìá ôïõ öïñôßïõ Þ ôùí ñõìïõëêþí. Ìå Ýíá âáñÝùí êáèçêüíôùí åðßðåäï êñåâÜôé ãéá ôç ìåôáöïñÜ ôùí âáñéþí êéâùôßùí, ôïõ åîïðëéóìïý êáé ôùí ðñïìçèåéþí åñãáëåßùí, ôï DealerCaddy ôï êÜíåé üëïé.

CartCaddyLH. ¸íá ìå ìðáôáñßåò çëåêôñéêü ñõìïõëêü, ôï CartCaddyLH Ý÷åé áñêåôü ÷õìü ãéá íá äéá÷åéñéóôåß ôá âáñýôåñá öïñôßá åîïðëéóìïý óáò. Designed to push and pull 10,000 to 50,000 pounds, the heavy-duty CartCaddyLH can push or pull just about anything on wheels. Compact and maneuverable, the CartCaddyLH has a 5th wheel option and customized attachment to provide multiple solutions.

One way to keep your company out of OSHA¢s crosshairs (see our previous post) is to embrace ergonomics. Using ergonomic principles to design equipment, plan workstations and structure task performance has been proven to significantly decrease worker injuries and fatalities. Businesses reap additional benefits in decreased medical, insurance, disability and worker¢s compensation costs. Fewer man-hours are lost to injury where ergonomics are practiced.

Lifting, repetitive motion, overextension and overexertion are common injuries in material handling, warehousing and logistics environments.  Injuries to the back, neck, shoulders, hands and wrists can result in serious, long-term disabilities — and the hefty medical and insurance expenses that go with them. Back injury is the most cited injury in worker¢s compensation claims. Many of these injuries are preventable when ergonomic equipment and strategies are employed.

Making an investment in ergonomics is making an investment in your workforce. Demonstrating concern in your employees¢ health and welfare has a direct and highly positive effect on worker morale and productivity. DJ Products can help you determine your ergonomic needs. Use our handy Ergonomic Load Calculator to estimate the force needed to move loaded carts, castered equipment and wheeled machinery. Our experienced staff can help evaluate your ergonomic needs and recommend ergonomically designed carts and tugs geared to improve the safety of your facility and protect the health of your employees. Your initial investment in ergonomics will be quickly balanced by savings in medical, insurance and disability expenses. Visit our website today for complete information.

At a recent Congressional hearing, critics charged that OSHA is underreporting injuries. In questioning the competence of the federal agency designated to protect the health and safety of American workers, critics cited several independent studies, contending that nearly half of all workplace injuries go unreported to OSHA.

Independent studies cited both reviewed the impact of changes to OSHA¢s injury-reporting rules and compared injury data reported to OSHA by employers with that reported to state workers¢ compensation plans. In one study, a Michigan State University professor of medicine noted that while workplace fatalities have not declined over the years, reported injuries have declined significantly. He found the data suspect. According to the professor, a decline in injuries should have resulted in a similar decline in fatalities. 

The significant data discrepancies between OSHA and state worker¢s compensation plans were attributed to numerous possible causes, including the underreporting of injuries to employers by immigrant workers concerned about job retention, reclassification of workers by employers into non-reporting job descriptions, managers discouraging injury reporting, and several other causes. Reports came just shy of charging employer fraud, criticizing OSHA for relying solely on employer statistics.

OSHA defended its reporting procedures, pointing out that in addition to employer submitted data, each year its agents conduct 250 record-keeping audits of employers. OSHA said audits indicate that 90% of employer-submitted data on injuries and illness is accurate. Defending OSHA before the House Committee on Education and Labor, OSHA assistant secretary Edwin Foulke, Jr. said, “In Fiscal Year 2008, of the almost 57,000 violations issued so far, 80% have been categorized as serious, willful, repeat or failure-to-abate, the highest percentage ever recorded by the agency. We are also effectively targeting our inspections.” While Foulke noted that violations were found on 78% of the construction worksites inspected this year, he contended that OSHA¢s diligence is responsible for the lowest workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities in U.S. history.