Schiphol is collaborating with baggage handlers to test three new lifting aids. These tests will reveal whether the lifting aids sufficiently lighten the work of baggage workers, whether they need further development and whether they are suitable for purchase and installation. The tests are in addition to Schiphol’s earlier announcement to purchase 19 baggage robots and 30 lifting aids. Schiphol is working on introducing properly functioning lifting aids, that can be used by all employees, at every work location in the baggage halls by the end of April 2024 at the latest. In doing so, the airport is improving the working conditions of baggage employees. (....)