Woolworths

Better Safety Investment

Woolworths were looking to purchase pallet wrapping machines to reduce the strain on worker’s backs which occurred as a result of manually wrapping pallets.

The purchases were going to be expensive and would impact on productivity as workers took pallets to and from the wrapping machine and waited for the machine to become available. 

The Etiscope assessment of the manual process by HSE staff, found that by raising the pallet by 30cm, the strain on the worker’s back was significantly reduced. 

They also identified that wrapping pallets at the end of aisles improved productivity by reducing transport time.