| Company: |
AF&PA member company |
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| Industry: |
Combination of Plastic and Paperboard Folding Cartons –
NAICS Code 32221 |
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| Task: |
Emptying Cutter Scrap Receptacles |
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| Employees: |
150 |
Success Brief:
Changed from using trash receptacles that were manually moved and dumped to
using gaylords that are handled by forklifts.
The Problem
Cutter scrap used to be placed in trash receptacles. When the bins were full,
employees would manually pull/roll them to the recycle area, lift the containers and empty the
contents. This led to several possible risk factors – force required to pull the full receptacles,
force required to upend them, and awkward postures/forces required to empty contents.
The Solution
We now use gaylords for operators to dispose of cutter scrap. When a Gaylord
is full, a forklift retrieves it and takes it to the recycle area. This has eliminated all manual
pushing, pulling and lifting.
Figure 1: Gaylord design being used for disposing of scrap. |
The Impact
This change has removed muscle strain inherent in manually moving heavily
loaded trash receptacles and emptying them.
Source:
AF&PA;
PPSA (May 2008)
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