Provided is a conveyance assistance device comprising: a drive unit to be mounted on an object to assist in the conveyance of the object a manipulation unit to be mounted on the object, further comprising a left manipulation input unit which receives an input of a manipulation by the left hand of an operator for the drive unit, and a right manipulation input unit which receives an input of a manipulation by the right hand of the operator for the drive unit a first control unit which controls the drive unit in response to the amounts of manipulation inputted into the left manipulation input unit and the right manipulation input unit a left hand sensing unit which senses whether the operators left hand is contacting the left manipulation input unit and a right hand sensing unit which senses whether the operators right hand is contacting the right manipulation input unit. When it is sensed by the left hand sensing unit and the right hand sensing unit that one of the operators hands is not in contact, the first control unit causes the drive unit to decelerate at a prescribed deceleration.搬送輔助裝置係具備:驅動部,裝設於對象物以輔助對象物的搬送;操作部,具有:左操作輸入部,裝設於對象物,透過搬送者的左手輸入對驅動部的操作;右操作輸入部,透過搬送者的右手輸入對驅動部的操作;第1控制部,因應被輸入到左操作輸入部與右操作輸入部之各操作量來控制驅動部;左手檢測部,檢測搬送者的左手是否正接觸於前述左操作輸入部;右手檢測部,檢測搬送者的右手是否正接觸於右操作輸入部;第1控制部係在藉由左手檢測部及右手檢測部檢測搬送者的左手及右手其中一方未接觸的情況,使驅動部以既定的減速度減速。2e‧‧‧左操作檢測感測器2f‧‧‧右操作檢測感測器2g‧‧‧左移開關2h‧‧‧右移開關2i‧‧‧左手檢測感測器2j‧‧‧右手檢測感測器2k‧‧‧裝設檢測感測器3d‧‧‧操舵馬達3e‧‧‧驅動馬達3f‧‧‧操舵角感測器3g‧‧‧速度感測器4‧‧‧控制裝置4a‧‧‧狀態判定部4b‧‧‧操舵控制部4c‧‧‧驅動控制部4d‧‧‧減速停止控制部4e‧‧‧緊急停止控制部
