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material handling

material handling is the alternative spelling of materials handling.

Meaning of materials handling

Noun

materials handling (uncountable)

  1. The receiving, moving, storing, packing and shipping of raw materials, components and finished products in a warehouse; sometimes together with forecasting requirements and the disposal of scrap.
    • In the material handling standard, 1910.176, OSHA only addresses the environment in which material handling occurs. Training is not addressed, but how can you ensure employees know the ins and outs of safe material handling? Awareness through training is the answer. Training will help employees...2022 September 1, Holly Pups, “Handling Material Handlers: Training Beyond PIT Requirements”, in OH&S, United States, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2025

Questions about material handling

What is material handling the alternative spelling of?
Material handling is the alternative spelling of materials handling.

Words near material handling in the dictionary

  1. material causes
  2. material conditional
  3. material conditionals
  4. material fact
  5. material facts
  6. material handling
  7. material heresies
  8. material heresy
  9. material implication
  10. material implications
  11. material logic

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