Safety in Material Handling at industry
Material handling is an art that involves moving, handling and storing of materials in an industry or a constructional field. In simple terms, it is moving, loading and unloading of materials. It provides an extended flow of products, raw materials and parts for further operations in a workplace. Different machineries and equipments are used for handling materials to make it safe and economic. Material handling is considered as exterior phenomenon for the product, as it enhances the cost of the product and in most cases it is a qualitative loss too. It doesn’t make any value to the product or good, so it is always preferable to minimize the cost of material handling. In industries, approximately 40% of production cost is incurred by material handling and also about 80% of time being wasted in processing, transporting and waiting. From the engineering backdrop the term material handling refers to an industrial activity. Whether it may be a big industry or...