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  2. Manual handling of loads - Wikipedia

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    The NIOSH lifting equation is a tool (now application) that can be used by health and safety professionals to assess employees who are exposed to manual lifting or handling of materials. [7] The NIOSH lifting equation is a mathematical calculation which calculates the Recommended Weight Limit (RWL) using a series of tables, variables, and ...

  3. Ergonomics for manual material handling - Wikipedia

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    The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) lifting equation (1994) [1] provides guidelines for evaluating two-handed manual lifting tasks. It defines a Recommended Weight Limit (RWL) as the weight of the load that nearly all healthy workers can lift over a substantial period of time (e.g., eight hours) without an increased ...

  4. Forklift - Wikipedia

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    A forklift (also called industrial truck, lift truck, jitney, hi-lo, fork truck, fork hoist, and forklift truck) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and move materials over short distances. The forklift was developed in the early 20th century by various companies, including Clark , which made transmissions , and Yale & Towne ...

  5. Lifting equipment - Wikipedia

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    Lifting equipment, also known as lifting gear, is a general term for any equipment that can be used to lift and lower loads. [1] Types of lifting equipment include heavy machinery such as the patient lift , overhead cranes , forklifts , jacks , building cradles, and passenger lifts, and can also include smaller accessories such as chains ...

  6. Hoist (device) - Wikipedia

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    Hoist atop an elevator. A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain, fiber or wire rope as its lifting medium.

  7. Hyster - Wikipedia

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    Hyster is an American manufacturing company specializing in forklifts and other materials-handling equipment. Hyster was founded in 1929 as the Willamette-Ersted Company in Portland, Oregon. [ 1 ] The company was purchased in 1989 by NACCO Industries, Inc. and became a part of NACCO Materials Handling Group.