American Home Furnishings Alliance
Voluntary Ergonomic Guidelines - Ergonomic Control
Strategies
Upholstered Furniture -
Cutting
Spring
Loaded Fabric Buggy - Weight-calibrated
springs are integrated into the
cart mechanism that raise the rolls of fabric for easy lifting.
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Fabric Tub Cart
Extension - Legs on
fabric tub carts are lengthened to raise
height of fabric tub to reduce repetitive bending of the trunk.
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Fabric Picking
Tongs - These tongs are
designed
to extend the reach of the operator thereby reduced the awkwardness of
the
posture of the shoulder and low back.
These tongs were originally designed to work on a Gerber cutter
but
could have applications in a number of areas where people are reaching
for
fabric.
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