Carrying

Equipment that can be attached to scooters includes carrying bags/pouches, cane/crutch holders, oxygen tank holders, cupholders, eating trays, writing/reading trays, carrying baskets, trailers, rear-view mirrors, umbrellas and headlights.

Lifting, transferring, or examining patients can be difficult for individuals with certain impairments. Adjustable exam tables can be raised or lowered to the appropriate height necessary to examine, reposition, or assist patients in healthcare settings.

Aerial lifts (sometimes called platform lifts or manlifts) are used to access materials at heights out of reach. They often replace climbing a ladder and come in a variety of sizes and shapes, including smaller lifts called scissor lifts and platform lifts and intermediate lifts called maintenance lifts.

Ball transfer tables or conveyors can assist in the moving or positioning of items at a workstation. They can also be used to connect workstations so that items can be guided across the ball transfer table rather than carried.

Carts come in all shapes and sizes. Some of the more common types that are used as job accommodations include: Janitorial Linen Motorized Multi-Purpose Spring-Loaded Stainless Steel Carts and Worktables Vehicle Access Wheelchair Carts/Trailers

Compact material handling devices are small and portable enough to work in office or tight storeroom environments. These lifting and carrying devices have platforms that are variable heights. Activation of the horizontal lifting surface is typically powered by batteries, hydraulic foot pumps, or hand cranks. Ball transfer tables may be added to the horizontal-lifting surface. This reduces the push and pull force needed to move materials to and from the lifting device. Products from this category help individuals with lifting or carrying restrictions resulting from back, neck, shoulder, heart, and various repetitive strain injuries.

Compact mobile cranes are devices meant to do heavy lifting while also being constructed to be portable and easy to use. They are often used in construction projects.

Ergonomic office equipment includes copyholders, monitor risers, keyboard trays, keyboard rests, and foot rests. Other equipment characterized as ergonomic are ergonomic or electric staplers, staple removers, scissors, and hole punches. Individuals with handling, fingering, and grasping restrictions resulting from cumulative trauma disorders can benefit from this equipment. Products in this area alleviate the repetitive motion common to many hand-intensive jobs.

Emergency evacuation devices are available to help remove individuals with mobility impairments from buildings. These devices typically help individuals quickly move people with mobility limitations down the stairs or across rough terrain.

Aids to assist individuals with independent living needs are available. These tools and devices enable people with various types of limitations to perform personal and household activities such as reaching, reading, writing, dressing, personal hygiene, walking, eating, cooking, cleaning, and gardening.

Devices attachable to vehicles that can secure and lift weighted loads or wheelchair users up and safely into the vehicles.

Lifting aids can be helpful for those with lifting or carrying restrictions who are moving smaller items. These types of aids can be an alternative to larger lifting devices.

These are ladders of various heights with a proportionally low weight for easy carrying and positioning.

Medical aprons made with pregnant women in mind to reduce the normal high weight from their body.

Some employees can benefit from taking their breaks at a different rate than what may be considered standard by their employer to accomodate certain conditions, symptoms and habits they have in order to perform their job at their optimal level.

Moving, carrying, or transferring items around an office or retail space can be difficult for individuals with certain impairment, such as back or arm impairments that limit motor movement. Multi-purpose carts can be used to transport items and are available in a wide range of sizes with various features.

A variety of products are available to assist health care professionals with lifting, moving, and transferring patients. Portable, ceiling mounted, sling, bedside, and heavy duty options are available.

Periodic rest breaks can allow an individual to move about, stretch, adjust their seating position, or modify how a task is completed. Breaks can be short in duration, depending on the individual’s needs. Time used for breaks can be taken from already provided break time, lunch, or made up so there is not an impact on productivity.

Mobile carts and static tables made of stainless steel to promote a clean and stable working enrivonment.

Stairclimbing handtrucks are used for moving loads up an down stairs, on an off vehicle/loading docks, and across flat surfaces, while keeping the load in a well balanced position. Some are motorized and others lightweight or designed for exceptionally heavy loads.

Devices and equipment that simplifies handing vehicle tires.

Transfer aids are devices that assist individuals in going from a sitting position to a standing position and vice versa. Transfer aids come in all shapes and sizes and have a wide range of uses. They can allow an individual to assist in independently transferring themselves, or eliminate the need to lift the patient entirely in the given situation.

These are sheets that can be used to pick up and carry objects or individuals.

Safe and hygenic storage containers for trash and miscellaneous refuse.

Truck mounted cranes are devices meant to do great deals of heavy lifting and are mounted to trucks to support this. They are often used in large construction projects.

Equipment designed to use vacuum suction cup lifting to hold and relocate heavy weights while preventing potential damage to the material.

Changing table with steps allowing a child to be assisted in climbing to the changing table height. May be used to accommodate a daycare worker with a lifting restriction.

Equipment that can be attached to scooters includes carrying bags/pouches, cane/crutch holders, oxygen tank holders, cup holders, eating trays, writing/reading trays, carrying baskets, trailers, rear-view mirrors, umbrellas and headlights.

Vehicle-mounted devices that wind in cables and chains.