Social Distancing & the Hand Truck 360

In the current pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus, Americans are doing their part to slow the spread of the virus and practice what measures the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends. To follow the CDC’s recommendations has been especially tough on the business community—especially small businesses.

The basic definition of the disease as furnished by the CDC:

“Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. It spreads between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet) and through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Symptoms can include fever, cough, or difficulty breathing, which may appear 2-14 days after exposure.”

One of the major preventative measures is known as social distancing. This is the recommendation for social distancing as described by the CDC:

“When possible, use flexible worksites (e.g., telework) and flexible work hours (e.g., staggered shifts) to help establish policies and practices for social distancing (maintaining distance of approximately 6 feet or 2 meters) between employees and others, especially if social distancing is recommended by state and local health authorities.”

The Hand Truck Company, LLC, came to the rescue in a small way to provide equipment that is helping small businesses with the social distancing dilemma. Do your team members need to move items/products by carrying or by using a dolly without a strap, especially in those dreadful and dangerous tight spaces? Our company can provide your team members with a safe way to move those items. Look no further than the Hand Truck 360 with Attachit Strap! One person can now move long or bulky objects (up to 400 lbs) when using the multi-directional Hand Truck 360 with the Attachit Strap. Whether it is furniture, plywood or sheet rock, boxed deliveries, or windows and doors, only one team member is needed and only one team member touches the item. If you already have a hand truck that works for you, add an Attachit Strap with an Erickson retractable ratchet to safely secure those important products or items.

Added benefits of the Hand Truck 360 with Attachit Strap include less strain on the backs of your employees as well as about a 25% cost savings per man hour.

According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, there are no current OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) guidelines for the corona virus pandemic (Guidance for Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus, March 16, 2020.

So, let’s all of us do our part and make this story a short-lived one by practicing social distancing and taking care of our team members and their families.