Manual Material Handling Jobs in the Retail Grocery Industry
October 2014
Ergonomic Solutions for Retailers - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2015-100
The series of four illustrations below represent material handling job activities involved in the movement of materials from the delivery truck to the sales floor. The following pages will describe mechanical assist devices that can be used during each activity to reduce stressful postures and handling of heavy loads.
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Unload truck and transport merchandise to the store using a conveyor
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Transport and unload merchandise from the truck onto the sales floor
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Transport and unload merchandise onto storage racks
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Transport and unload merchandise from storage onto the sales floor
- Page last reviewed: April 8, 2015
- Page last updated: April 8, 2015
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division