Specialised materials handling equipment will have a place at the National Ergonomics Conference and Exposition on 3-6 December at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Power Pusher unit for lifting and moving barrels.

Known collectively as the ErgoExpo, the event provides insights on proactively improving safety, health and wellness programs, with goals to reduce workplace injuries and protect staff members.

Among exhibitors, the Power Pusher division of Nu-Star Inc of Shakopee, Minnesota will display its hydraulically operated battery-powered MFC-100 material handler for lifting and moving heavy barrels and automotive towing equipment. The unit has a push/pull capacity up to 15,000 lb. (6,750 kg).

JMR Industrial Enterprise Inc of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania will show forklift-related equipment, pallet jacks, scissor lifts and booms, drum handling capability, vacuum lifters, carts, hand trucks and racks.

Among dozens of seminars, ergonomic specialists from low-cost North American carriers JetBlue Airways Corp and Southwest Airlines Co will discuss risk identification, task redesign strategies, training methods and how to build an effective materials handling injury prevention program with primary emphasis on manual procedures.

The conference business segment of broad-based LRP Publications Inc of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida is organising the conference and exposition.