Know your personal lifting limits and reduce them by half to ensure safety during manual handling. Use appropriate equipment like carts, slings, and palletizing to minimize physical strain and improve ...

Even more research has just confirmed that squat lifting (knees bent and back straight) techniques are no safer than stoop lifting (knees straight and back bent) techniques when picking up heavy ...

Make certain that all lifts are subject to a regular program of scheduled maintenance. There are seven key steps that anyone working on commercial vehicles should observe before lifting heavy-duty ...

In Part 1, we discussed theory involved in building and using an A-Frame Gantry. In this article, we will build one to practice with. At the risk of sounding like we're concocting a recipe, we are ...

Are you finding it a little more difficult to lift grocery bags out of the car or carry cooking pots from the stove to the sink? It’s not uncommon as the years pass. A study of nearly 5,000 adults, ...

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Elbow pain can occur for various reasons, including when lifting objects, whether they are light or heavy. For example, repeatedly lifting heavy objects may cause repetitive strain injury. Pain in the ...

In Part 2, we built a small A-Frame Gantry for a practice session. In this article, we will put the gantry to work to move a load. As should be noted for any kind of technical rescue training, these ...