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All rights reserved <p> What You Always Wanted to Know About Vehicle Restraints But Were Afraid to Ask.</p> http://www.mhi.org/free/12351 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT OSHA’s Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores provide practical recommendations to help grocery store employers and employees reduce the number and severity of injuries in their workplaces. http://www.mhi.org/free/11176 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT This HMI web page has been developed by member companies of the Hoist Manufacturers Institute (“HMI”), a trade association of Hoist Manufacturers, to familiarize potential hoist purchasers and users with the many different types of material handling hoists, hoist terminology, and hoist standards, as applicable in the United States, and in various countries and regions of the world. http://www.mhi.org/free/11066 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Safety is a prime consideration in the design, manufacture, installation, use and maintenance of industrial scissors lifts and tilt tables. This brochure, prepared by the Lift Manufacturers Product Section (LMPS), has been created as a service to users, designers, and specifiers of industrial scissors lifts and tilt tables. The purpose of this publication is to provide guidelines for the selection and application for safety labels for use on lifts and tilt tables. Included in the brochure are full color references to 13 Danger or Warning labels specifically designed to comply with ANSI standards Z535 series and ANSI MH29.1 Safety Requirements for Industrial Scissors Lifts and Tilt Tables. Any questions about the brochure, please contact the Lift Manufactures Product Section Group at 704-676-1190. http://www.mhi.org/free/4608 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DOCK LEVELERS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK - A basic primer which answers the most frequently asked questions from entities considering the purchase of a dock leveling device. http://www.mhi.org/free/9406 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT This document is designed to help individuals, end users, and specifiers in identifying a proper industrial scissor lift for their application. http://www.mhi.org/free/9363 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Developed and published by the Rack Manufactures Institute as a guide to manufacturers and users of pallets stacking frames, this two page brochure begins with a preface explaining its purpose, followed by the definition of pallet stacking frames. The background, or why the design was developed, is next, followed by a description of the test used to determine the standard. The test procedure is discussed and explained. Text concludes with the result of the test. http://www.mhi.org/free/4596 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Informational booklet developed by the Conveyor Product Section of Material Handling Industry. Text sets forth considerations for the planning and application of vertical reciprocating conveyors. It consists of 28 pages and numerous line drawings. http://www.mhi.org/free/4572 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT An industrial steel work platform is a prefabricated elevated platform located in an industrial environment, pre-designed using a steel framing system. Flooring may include other structural or non-structural elements such as, but not limited to, concrete, steel, and/or engineered wood-products. This Specification is intended to be applied to the design, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance of such structures. http://www.mhi.org/free/9296 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Approved and published in 2009, this standard was sponsored by the Monorail Manufacturers Association, Inc. in the interest of improved uniformity of underhung crane and monorail performance and enhanced public safety. This standard, that was developed under the ANSI Canvass method and approved by ANSI on Decmeber 2, 2009, represents suggested design practices and performance testing criteria for crane and monorail equipment. It was developed with the sole intent of offering information to parties engaged in the manufacture, marketing, purchase, or use of crane and monorail equipment. http://www.mhi.org/free/4598 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Approved and published in 2009, this publication was developed by the Monorail Manufacturers Association, Inc. to assist manufacturers and users of underhung cranes and monorail systems. This specification was originally approved as an MMA consensus standard in 1973, was subjected to the ANSI Canvass Review Process, and is now available as an American National Standard. Includes discussion of curves, switches, transfer devices, trolleys, lift and drop sections and associated equipment. http://www.mhi.org/free/4597 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT This eight page booklet was prepared by the Shelving Manufacturers Association Product Section of Material Handling Industry. This reference guide covers some of the commonly overlooked safety and use considerations from specification to installation phases. Ideal for all persons involved with shelving from specifier through sales to the end user. Although a preprinted copy may be preferred and ordered, a free download of this document is available at www.mhia.org/bookstore. http://www.mhi.org/free/4604 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT This is primarily a user's guide outlining some of the characteristics pertaining to the use of industrial grade steel shelving in multilevel shelving systems. The Storage Equipment Manufactures Association developed this guide for the benefit of installers and users including consultants, sales representatives and maintenance people who are involved with the general use and application of industrial grade steel shelving. Although a preprinted copy may be preferred and ordered, a free download of this document is available at www.mhia.org/bookstore. http://www.mhi.org/free/4586 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT A necessary reference for engineers, sales and marketing personnel, specifiers, buyers and users in the shelving industry. Students and faculty in engineering and manufacturing disciplines will also find it a handy reference tool. This 12 page booklet contains 63 captioned illustrations. Text is divided into several sections, including: Installation Types, Unit, Configuration Types, Terminology, Shelving Parts Definitions, Composite Shelving Installations. Although a preprinted copy may be preferred and ordered, a free download of this document is available at www.mhia.org/bookstore. http://www.mhi.org/free/4583 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT <p><strong>FREE DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE!</strong> This document describes the operation, application and benefits resulting from the use of this automated storage and retrieval system.</p> http://www.mhi.org/free/9038 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT <p><strong>FREE DOWLOAD AVAILABLE!</strong> The latest version of this space requirement and throughput tool adds the capability to consider the tax implications of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (including the Section 179 boost for small businesses.) The tool covers three order-picking technologies: Vertical Lift Modules (VLMs), Horizontal Carousels and Vertical Carousels.</p> http://www.mhi.org/free/4591 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT This safety label brochure has been prepared by the Loading Dock Equipment Manufacturers Product Section (hereafter referred to as “LODEM”) of the Material Handling Industry of America. It has been created as a service to owners, users, designers and specifiers of loading dock levelers. The purpose of this publication is to provide voluntary guidelines for the selection and application of safety labels for use on loading dock levelers. This is a voluntary guide and should be incorporated into a comprehensive safety program by owners of loading dock levelers. http://www.mhi.org/free/8857 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Before an AGV system can be handed off, suppliers and customers alike need a defined process to verify that the system is operating as designed. That’s where acceptance testing comes into play. After the implementation is complete and a system goes live, the customer and the supplier measure performance of the system against the criteria define at the project’s outset. While every AGV system is unique, there are best practices being used by the members of the AGVS Product Section of the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA). Here’s a look at some of the fundamentals that guide the industry today. http://www.mhi.org/free/8642 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT This publication concentrates on the owners responsibility to select a qualified crane supplier by highlighting a number of factors as they pertain to application and facility. Although a preprinted copy may be preferred and ordered, a free download of this document is available at www.mhia.org/bookstore. http://www.mhi.org/free/4582 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT CMAA has established crane service classes so that the most economical crane for a particular installation may be specified in accordance with Specifications for Top Running Bridge & Gantry Type Multiple Girder Electric Overhead Traveling Cranes – No. 70 or Specifications for Top Running and Under Running Single Girder Electric Overhead Cranes Utilizing Under Running Trolley Hoists – No. 74.  http://www.mhi.org/free/4595 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT The 1996 National Electrical Code has a number of paragraphs affecting cranes. Some of these paragraphs are subject to verifying interpretations. The information published represents the consensus of interpretation by members of the Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Inc. and is shown in block form with 1996 N.E.C. references, followed by explanatory notes. Although a preprinted copy may be preferred and ordered, a free download of this document is available at www.mhia.org/bookstore. http://www.mhi.org/free/4599 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT The 1999 National Electrical Code has a number of paragraphs in it affecting electric chain and wire rope hoists. Some of these paragraphs are subject to carrying interpretations. Therefore, acting through the electrical engineering subcommittee of the HMI engineering committee, and with the approval of the HMI Board of Directors, the Hoist Manufacturers Institute has developed and authorized the publication of the consensus contained within the pamphlet. It is hoped that the HMI Consensus will be mutually helpful to users, manufacturers and sellers of electric chain and wire rope hoists. http://www.mhi.org/free/4615 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT CMAA has organized this Buyer’s Guide to promote standardization and to assist prospective buyers of electric overhead traveling cranes in selection of equipment most suitable for their applications. <p>BUYER’S GUIDE FOR TOP RUNNING BRIDGE & GANTRY TYPE MULTIPLE GIRDER ELECTRIC OVERHEAD TRAVELING CRANES SPECIFICATION #70, REV. 2004</p> http://www.mhi.org/free/8494 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT CMAA has organized this Buyer’s Guide to promote standardization and to assist prospective buyers of electric overhead traveling cranes in selection of equipment most suitable for their applications. <p>BUYER’S GUIDE FOR TOP RUNNING & UNDER RUNNING SINGLE GIRDER ELECTRIC TRAVELING CRANES UTILIZING UNDER RUNNING TROLLEY HOISTS SPECIFICATION #74, REV. 2004</p> http://www.mhi.org/free/8495 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT CMAA has organized this Buyer’s Guide to promote standardization and to assist prospective buyers of electric overhead traveling cranes in selection of equipment most suitable for their applications. <p>BELOW-THE-HOOK LIFTING DEVICE INFORMATION SHEET</p> http://www.mhi.org/free/8496 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT ExASRS iteratively determines an efficient configuration, where at each iteration step it evaluates if the selected number of aisles are able to meet the storage and throughput requirements. It divides the storage volume equally between the aisles, and determines the smallest aisle size that can store this apportioned storage requirement. With this aisle size, it checks if the desired throughput levels can be achieved. <p>This download consists of the following:</p> <ul> <li> ExASRS v2.0 Excel2003.xls (software design tool for Excel 2003)</li> <li> ExASRS v2.0 Excel2007.xlsm (software design tool for Excel 2007)</li> <li>User's manual (note: this single user's manual serves both the Excel 2003 and 2007 versions of the software)</li> <li>Case Study</li> <li>White paper</li> </ul> http://www.mhi.org/free/6273 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT This free full color downloadable booklet was developed by EASE in partnership with CAL/OSHA, NIOSH and CNA; this booklet will help all companies, particularly small to mid-sized companies, recognize high-risk manual material handling work tasks and choose effective options for reducing their physical demands including: 1) Eliminating lifting from the floor and using simple transport devices like carts or dollies, 2) Using lift-assist devices like scissors lift tables or load levelers, 3) Using more sophisticated equipment like powered stackers, hoists, cranes, or vacuum assist devices, 4) Guiding your choice of equipment by analyzing and redesigning work stations and workflow. This document is currently available as a free download only. http://www.mhi.org/free/4607 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT Strategic Solutions for Supply Chain: Applying and Justifying Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems in Logistics and Distribution Applications to Gain Competitive Advantage - This PowerPoint presentation is to help participants see the link between supply chain performance and warehouse operations, apply AS/RS systems to logistics and warehouse problems and understand economic and strategic returns from such investments. This presentation is available as a free download only. http://www.mhi.org/free/4573 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT <p>MH24.1 - 2005 - Safety Standard For Horizontal Carousel Material Handling and Associated Equipment - Approved and published in 2005, this Automated Storage Retrieval Systems (AS/RS) of Material Handling Industry of America publication, represents suggested design practices and performance testing criteria for manufacturers, purchasers and users of horizontal carousels. The purpose of this Standard is to provide for safe operation and maintenance of carousel equipment by acting as a guide for carousel system design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance.</p> http://www.mhi.org/free/4569 Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT Approved and published in 2005, this standard pertains to pallets used in the unit-load method of assembling, stacking, storing, handling, and transporting materials and products. The standards were to accomplish the following: define terminology and nomenclature associated with pallets; apply to pallets irrespective of components and materials used in their fabrication; provide a series of recommended pallet dimensions and sizes; describe procedures for pallet sampling, inspection, and testing; indicate procedures for designating pallet requirements. http://www.mhi.org/free/8956 Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT