4.3 million Germans are treated for backache every year, caused among others by incorrect posture and constant, unhealthy bending during certain work processes. Manual pallet strapping is an activity that is particularly harmful to the back.
Now for the first time, the Campaign for Healthier Backs AGR has awarded its "certified & recommended" seal of approval to a mobile pallet strapping system by ErgoPack as a back-friendly alternative to manual strapping.
Ergonomic strapping without having to bend
In order to ensure that loads are secured correctly, manual strapping methods mean that the worker has to bend over the pallet four times and walk round it twice. Daily rates of 50 pallets mean that the worker has to bend more than 1,000 times a week and walk round the pallet more than 500 times. The AGR-certified strapping system by ErgoPack can be used to strap the pallets conveniently from a standing position, without having to bend and without having to walk round the pallet. This is possible thanks to the patented chain head which takes the strap under the pallet and up again on the other side, landing directly in the worker's hands. "Ergonomic aspects played a crucial role in developing the strapping system. That's why it is called ErgoPack", explains Andreas Kimmerle, Managing Director of ErgoPack Deutschland GmbH. "The biggest challenge was to find a possibility of bringing the strap up again on the other side of the pallet, while also taking account of differing pallet widths and heights."
Seal of approval "certified & recommended": quality attribute for a back-friendly everyday life
In the last 17 years, well over 500 products have been received the "certified & recommended" seal of approval from the AGR. "We only certify back-friendly products that satisfy the strict criteria imposed by an independent committee of medical and therapeutic experts", says Detlef Detjen, AGR Board. "The AGR seal of approval is a serious, unique quality attribute for ergonomic and orthopaedic everyday aids." For more information, go to www.agr-ev.com
Now for the first time, the Campaign for Healthier Backs AGR has awarded its "certified & recommended" seal of approval to a mobile pallet strapping system by ErgoPack as a back-friendly alternative to manual strapping.
Ergonomic strapping without having to bend
In order to ensure that loads are secured correctly, manual strapping methods mean that the worker has to bend over the pallet four times and walk round it twice. Daily rates of 50 pallets mean that the worker has to bend more than 1,000 times a week and walk round the pallet more than 500 times. The AGR-certified strapping system by ErgoPack can be used to strap the pallets conveniently from a standing position, without having to bend and without having to walk round the pallet. This is possible thanks to the patented chain head which takes the strap under the pallet and up again on the other side, landing directly in the worker's hands. "Ergonomic aspects played a crucial role in developing the strapping system. That's why it is called ErgoPack", explains Andreas Kimmerle, Managing Director of ErgoPack Deutschland GmbH. "The biggest challenge was to find a possibility of bringing the strap up again on the other side of the pallet, while also taking account of differing pallet widths and heights."
Seal of approval "certified & recommended": quality attribute for a back-friendly everyday life
In the last 17 years, well over 500 products have been received the "certified & recommended" seal of approval from the AGR. "We only certify back-friendly products that satisfy the strict criteria imposed by an independent committee of medical and therapeutic experts", says Detlef Detjen, AGR Board. "The AGR seal of approval is a serious, unique quality attribute for ergonomic and orthopaedic everyday aids." For more information, go to www.agr-ev.com
