When each case takes more time, each worker can handle fewer cases, he said.

At first, we thought that the social workers already working for the charities could handle that, but it didn't work.

In England alone, social workers handle between 530,000 and 570,000 referrals about children every year.

His organization recommends that workers handle no more than about 17 children at a time.

They are light enough that two workers can easily handle the largest log and lift it into place.

Currently, some workers handle more than 200 cases at a time.

The workers handle most of the nation's freight that weighs 150 to 10,000 pounds per order.

Currently, each worker handles an average of 14.3 cases, a number city that officials want to bring down to about 12.

Besides foster care, those workers handle a variety of cases, including child abuse and other family problems.

Some workers handle 10 cases, while others, the state admits, must contend with more than 100.