ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala --- Is material handling a safety concern to you while here on the depot? It should be! Surprisingly, it’s a source of many safety issues within most field operations, depots ...

FORT RUCKER, Ala. (January 30, 2018) - Material handling mishaps are a leading cause of Department of the Army Civilian injuries. Annually, there are about 2,300 DAC injury claims submitted at a cost ...

Automation and robotics have made material handling effortless (aside from the headaches created by software glitches). However, there are major limitations and some tasks cannot be done with robots ...

Manual material handling (MMH) activities are often of concern when assessing job tasks for risks that have the potential to lead to musculoskeletal disorders. MMH activities usually contain ...

A new report from the Industrial Truck Association and Oxford Economics analyzes the lift truck manufacturing industry’s contributions to the U.S. economy. We sat down with Hamilton Galloway, who ...

Construction is basically a material handling process in that it requires the movement of materials — rock, dirt, debris, trees, shrubs, etc. — from one place to another so that materials can be moved ...