Pushing/Pulling

Tables that can adjust at different angles and elevations to comfot guests as well as masseuse and massage therapists at a reasonable posture.

Filing cabinets that have rotating drawers for more organization potential.

Automatic door openers are available for a variety of residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, and transportation applications. Many have emergency egress features and operate on microwave and infrared sensors. There are a variety of door opening mechanisms ranging from fully automated to power assist to entirely manual. For specifics, we recommend you contact the manufacturer directly.

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 with easy-dumping designs good for different kinds of loads.

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.

Tools that remove burrs from metal or plastic pipe edges remaining from drilling, grinding, or milling projects.

Individuals with neck, back, shoulder, and upper extremity limitations may benefit from using ergonomic hand and power tools. Ergonomic hand tool designs allow users to maintain neutral postures while minimizing wrist deviations. Users also have an easier time keeping shoulders relaxed by using lightweight tools. Mechanical stressors such as misaligned finger grooves, sharp edges, and single finger triggers should be avoided. Vibration from the tool should be minimized, and heavier tools can be suspended from tool balancers when possible. Spring loaded returns on tools such as scissors and pliers are also a part of good ergonomic design.

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.

Folding steps attach to vehicles allowing the individual to step up into a vehicle.

Height adjusters are hydraulic height adjustable legs that can be attached to an existing workstation. By working the hand crank, a workstation can be raised, lowered, or have the angle adjusted.

Low step ladders designed to support higher weights than normal step ladders.

Lift Tables lift objects that are placed on it up so that the object can be worked upon efficiently while reducing strain from awkward positioning. Lift tables come in a variety of sizes and some are usable with hand cranks, while others are fully electronic.

Attachments for light switches that make them easier to use for individuals with physical impairments.

Motorized carts provide assistance for individuals with shoulder, neck, back, and upper and lower extremity impairments who have difficulty pushing and/or pulling. Several options are available to eliminate excessive pushing and pulling.

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.

Wheelchairs that are manually powered can be equipped with an add-on power assist system. Users can switch from manual to power operation and the wheelchair remains foldable and portable.

Rolling safety ladders are less steep than regular ladders, therefore, easier to climb; other features include handrails and locking casters.

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

Devices and products built to assist individuals in walking up stairs and maintaining their balance.

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.

Tool balancers are devices engineered to offset tool weights. Springs or other tensioning devices are attached to tools, which counters the weight of the tools. Tool balancers are often used with in-line tools. Individuals with neck, back, shoulder, and cumulative trauma disorders to the upper extremities may benefit from tool balancers.

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

Equipment designed to perform the lifting, holding, and relocating of small weights while preventing potential damage to the material.

Wheelchair accessories that make it easier for someone to push a wheelchair and its user from behind.

Attachments for wheelchairs that make pushing them from behind easier for aids.

Wheelchair pushers assist in pushing, stopping and steering wheelchairs and their riders.