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For a property owner, a worst-case disaster scenario involving fire or water damage can seem unthinkable and then suddenly become a reality. In the aftermath of a disaster, quick response time by a disaster recovery and restoration specialist can help minimize property damage as well as inventory or home contents loss. To provide home and business owners with a quick and convenient way to call in the experts when disaster strikes, SERVPRO announces the public release of their SERVPRO® Ready Plan Mobile Application. The free App is now available to download from app stores across three mobile platforms: Android™, iOS and Blackberry.

Pub Memo featured Retail Handling Solutions in a recent issue. Ergonomists can help retailers provide safe, comfortable, effective and efficient equipment throughout the retail chain to help them achieve excellent customer service. Areas which benefit from ergonomics support include the design of checkouts, counters, hand-held devices such as chip and pin machines and self-service equipment.

The retail sector employs a large proportion of young people. Characteristics of the work include low pay, casual, part-time and weekend work, and increasing use of shift working with a high staff turnover. Over a quarter of workers work part-time in this sector, and many of these are young workers, especially students still attending school or university. Because this sector is undergoing a great deal of change, because it is a major employer of young, inexperienced workers, and because staff change rapidly, attention to health and safety is particularly important. Also, risks in the retail sector are not always obvious compared to some other types of work, which can mean that they are not well-controlled.

A division of Southworth Products, Retail Handling Solutions is poised to address the fact that store goods are handled multiple times, often in awkward positions and almost all operations are done over and over again. Safety problems are clearly an issue and applications to improve productivity abound. Recognizing that retail store operations are significantly different from manufacturing and somewhat different from warehousing, Retail Handling Solutions was created to concentrate the practical application of ergonomics on the specific circumstances of the retail work environment. Limited space, high volumes, thin margins, packaging necessities, as well as consideration for in-store shoppers and merchandising frequently require a unique approach to optimizing the productivity and safety of these stock handling applications. In an article entitled, “Body Knowledge: Improved Ergonomics = Improved Productivity” published in Material Handling Management, author, Clyde E. Witt, interviewed James Galante, Director of Business Development for Retail Handling Solutions.

Removing wasted, unnecessary motion can have a significant positive impact on systems and processes as well as decrease lead times and inventory, increase quality and substantially increase productivity. Understanding the whole organizational system requires all business processes to be flexible. This will significantly aid a company’s ability to respond to changes which are occurring in the marketplace. This can be flexibility in setup/ change-over, the type of assist device, inventory controls or linkages (transporting or storing materials). Ergonomic assist devices can dramatically reduce or even eliminate the forces required to perform a task as well as reduce the associated reaching, bending or stretching. They will reduce fatigue and stress that would be experienced by the worker. These symptoms are often a precursor to a lost time injury. By focusing on strategic placement of parts, products, tools and equipment and reviewing the layout of the work area human stress and ergonomic related injuries can be reduced.

Retail Handling Solutions (www.retailhandlingsolutions.com) is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. For nearly a century not much has changed in the way retailers’ stock shelves. The process is time-consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury, product breakage, and customer inconvenience. Retail operations require automation according to Brian McNamara, founder of Retail Handling Solutions, based in Falmouth, Maine. Many of the processes, including retail stocking, is time consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury and product breakage. With all the advances made in other areas of the store, this key operation function has been largely ignored.

James Galante, with Retail Handling Solutions, recently shared a presentation about Gaining Efficiency in Retail Stocking and specifically looked at the one of the largest issues effecting worker's comp costs, namely an aging workforce.

An inspection program identified that liquor retailers’ manual handling as the most common hazard in the workplace. Employees were at most risk of a manual handling injury when moving and processing stock such as cartons of liquor. Manual handling means any activity requiring the use of force exerted by a person to lift, lower, push, pull, carry or otherwise move, hold or restrain a person, animal or thing.

In an article entitled, “Body Knowledge: Improved Ergonomics = Improved Productivity” published in Material Handling Management, author, Clyde E. Witt, interviewed James Galante, Director of Business Development for Retail Handling Solutions.

Australian Retail Magazine reports that Retail Handling Solutions addresses rotating dairy items for freshness with Shelf Stocking Carts. Rotating dairy items for freshness is a critical issue for grocery and convenience store retailers. Retail Handling Solutions has addressed this issue with the Stock and Roll. It is an elegantly simple, one-of-a-kind device that solves all common shelf stocking problems making the job faster, safer and easier in supermarkets, pharmacies, convenience stores or any other retail outlet where case-packed goods are displayed for sale on shelves.

James Galante, Director of Business Development for Retail Handling Solutions, a division of Southworth Products, writes in article entitled, Doing More with Less, published in OCH Magazine, “Improving the bottom line or in many cases just maintaining it, has become increasingly difficult and the road ahead is not going to get any easier, at least not any time soon. Managers today face more challenges than ever before. In this very tight economy they are being told to cut costs to the bone and, unfortunately, that often means reducing the labor force. But, at the same time, managers are being challenged to maintain production rates or even increase them; maintain the quality and find ways for a reduced staff to get the job done. Do more with less are today’s marching orders.”

Brian McNamara, President and CEO, Southworth International Group and James Galante, Director of Business Development, Southworth Products will be attending the MHI 2013 Spring Meetings at Charlotte Marriott City Center Saturday, April 6, 2013 - Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Retail Handling Solutions is a division of Southworth Products.

According to engineer and author Tim Johnson, anyone who can hear can Echolocate. Requiring no special equipment or talent, the use of biological sonar is a skill that any blind or visually-impaired person can tap into for complete confidence in foreign environments. In his compelling new book, Johnson provides the world’s first literary guide to active human Echolocation and its simple implementation.

James Galante, with Retail Handling Solutions, recently shared a presentation about Gaining Efficiency in Retail Stocking and specifically looked at the one of the largest issues effecting worker's comp costs, namely an aging workforce.

Retail operations require automation according to Brian McNamara, founder of Retail Handling Solutions, based in Falmouth, Maine. Many of the processes, including retail stocking, is time consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury and product breakage. With all the advances made in other areas of the store, this key operation function has been largely ignored. Retail Handling Solutions is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. For nearly a century not much has changed in the way retailers’ stock shelves. The process is time-consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury, product breakage, and customer inconvenience.

Retail Handling Solutions (www.retailhandlingsolutions.com) is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. When retailers stock shelves, the process is time-consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury, product breakage, and customer inconvenience.

James Galante, with Retail Handling Solutions, recently shared a presentation about Gaining Efficiency in Retail Stocking and specifically looked at the two largest issues effecting workman’s comp costs, namely an aging workforce and obesity.

James Galante has developed his expertise in the scissors lift industry with over 45 years of experience, beginning in 1967. Scissors lifts include vertical positioning, transfer cars, turntables and industrial tilters, invertors and rotators. Galante unique perspective originates from hands-on and practical involvement with installation to after-sale customer service support and everything in between.

Australian Retail Magazine reports that Retail Handling Solutions addresses rotating dairy items for freshness with Shelf Stocking Carts. Rotating dairy items for freshness is a critical issue for grocery and convenience store retailers. Retail Handling Solutions has addressed this issue with the Stock and Roll. It is an elegantly simple, one-of-a-kind device that solves all common shelf stocking problems making the job faster, safer and easier in supermarkets, pharmacies, convenience stores or any other retail outlet where case-packed goods are displayed for sale on shelves.

According to Convenience Distribution Magazine, Retail Handling Solutions now offers ergonomic and simple Stock & Roll portable shelf stocking carts, which hold case-packed goods and store containers at any shelf height. The carts glide down aisles to make stocking faster, safer and easier. The height of the Stock & Roll platform is easily adjusted with mechanical assist by any employee, regardless of size or strength. Once the platform is raised or lowered, the need to bend and stretch is reduced. Because the unit is movable, it can be used with “U-boat” carts or to transport merchandise from staging areas to stocking locations, eliminating the need to carry heavy loads up and down aisles. The platform has handgrips on all four sides for easy maneuverability on smoothly rolling casters.

James Galante, Director of Business Development for Southworth Products Corp., has conducted numerous symposiums, seminars and tutorials on the practical application of material handling devices for the improvements of productivity, safety and ergonomics in industry. This expertise is brought to grocery retailers via the revolutionary ergonomic products and analysis offered by Retail Handling Solutions, a division of Southworth Products. Retail Handling Solutions is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. When retailers stock shelves, the process is time-consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury, product breakage, and customer inconvenience.

James Galante, with Retail Handling Solutions, recently shared a presentation about Gaining Efficiency in Retail Stocking and specifically looked at how common practices with pallets are at the cause of injury. Manual loading and unloading of pallets continues to be one of the most common and most injury prone task in industry today, according to Galante.

Retail Handling Solutions (retailhandlingsolutions.com) is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. When retailers stock shelves, the process is time-consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury, product breakage, and customer inconvenience. James Galante is Director of Business Development for Southworth Products Corp., the largest manufacturer in the world of lifting and positioning equipment for material handling applications.

Retail Handling Solutions is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. When retailers stock shelves, the process is time-consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury, product breakage, and customer inconvenience. Because of the size and weight of pallets, important safety factors have to be considered at all times. Retail workers (and customers) must pay attention to any loose components in the pallet rack system, and take the time to report any damage in the pallet rack frame; such frame damage could cause the pallets to fall. It is especially important to have highly visible warning signs if the pallet rack system is used in retail environments, such as wholesale centers, where the public is present.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores were published to provide "practical" recommendations to help grocery store employees reduce the number and severity of injuries in the workplace. Ergonomic solutions at the retail level are needed. Retail operations require automation according to Brian McNamara, founder of Retail Handling Solutions, based in Falmouth, Maine. Many of the processes, including retail stocking, is time consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury and product breakage. With all the advances made in other areas of the store, this key operation function has been largely ignored.

Dandy Lifts are available in capacities from 330 lbs. to almost 1,800 lbs. and in single scissor, double scissor, and low-profile designs. Dandy Lifts are the original lifter/transporters. For nearly thirty years, these units have been the standard of quality, performance, and overall value in portable, hydraulic lifter/transporter carts. Thousands of units are in use in all types of industries to make work faster, safer, and easier. Nowhere are the benefits more needed than in the retail environment. Retailers choose from foot pump or battery powered electric lift. Dandy Lifts are packed with features not available on most competitive units.