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  2. Manual handling of loads - Wikipedia

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    Only using one hand for lifting/lowering; Lifting or lowering for over 8 hours; Lifting or lowering while in the seated or kneeling position; Lifting or lowering in restricted areas (where full range of motion cannot be achieved; Lifting or lowering unstable objects; Lifting or lowering while carrying, pushing, or pulling. Lifting or lowering ...

  3. Material handling - Wikipedia

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    Almost every item of physical commerce has been transported on a conveyor or lift truck or another type of material handling equipment in manufacturing plants, warehouses, and retail stores. While material handling is usually required as part of every production worker's job, over 650,000 people in the U.S. work as dedicated "material moving ...

  4. Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998

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    These inspections should be carried out at 6 monthly intervals for all lifting items and at least every 12 months for those that could be covered by PUWER, although a competent person may determine different time scales. Standards state that as a minimum; Every six months for lifting equipment used for lifting/lowering persons.

  5. Ergonomics for manual material handling - Wikipedia

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    Instead of lifting and pouring from the drum, insert a siphon or a pump. Increase the size of the container or the weight of the load so that it is too large to handle manually. Use a hook for light-weight containers to reduce your reach. Use a drum dolly. Use a cart or platform truck. Use a portable scissors lift. Use a hand truck.

  6. Jack (device) - Wikipedia

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    Low-pressure bags are operated at 7.25 psi for high vertical lift in a large surface area but lower lifting capacities. Medium-pressure bags are operated at 15 psi. High-pressure bags which have higher lifting capacities are operated at pressure between 90 and 145 psi. Two air bags can be stacked together to provide a higher lift.

  7. This device helps you lift really heavy objects with ease - AOL

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    This nifty little tool helps you lift heavy objects like large panels of wood or drywall. It clamps onto the top of the panel and has a handle that lets you carry these large slabs right on your side.

  8. Block and tackle - Wikipedia

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    The mechanical advantage is 2, requiring a force of only 50 N to lift the load. A block and tackle is characterized by the use of a single continuous rope to transmit a tension force around one or more pulleys to lift or move a load. Its mechanical advantage is the number of parts of the rope that act on the load. The mechanical advantage of a ...

  9. Glossary of the American trucking industry - Wikipedia

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    A truck with a bucket-like cargo area which the front can be raised, hinging on the rear, allowing the load to slide ("dump") out of the cargo area. Often a straight truck, semi-trailers are also common. Flatbeds and refuse container trucks can often "dump", but are rarely called that. [3] Eighteen-wheeler