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Konecranes Lift Trucks is a leading manufacturer of equipment for heavy material handling, like lift trucks and reach stackers. To promote a good working environment for lift truck drivers worldwide, Konecranes has an extensive ergonomics program. In this article, we meet Anders Sjöstrand, who is the Commercial Product Manager at Konecranes, and has great insights in the work behind creating the best driver ergonomics.
The total experience in focus
The ergonomics program at Konecranes involves several competences, all with the common goal of improving the driver’s working environment, namely the cabin. When asking how Konecranes prioritises what features to focus on, Anders answers:
A driver’s cabin is a complex environment where different functions must be put in relation to others. As soon as you improve in one area, it might have an impact on other areas. And that is why we cannot focus on one ergonomics feature at a time, everything needs to interact as a whole. Let me give an example. If we decide to introduce a screen for improved safety features, that might trigger the need to offer updated seating positions. That is why we do not have any “this is our most important ergonomics feature, we always need to focus on the total experience.