How Much Can YOU Lift?
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Posted by Epitomeofboring
No, we’re not going to talk about how much you can bench press here. We’re going to address some Health and Safety issues. Regulations will vary by locale and jurisdictions, but we’ll be discussing Alberta regulations.
How much can you lift? You may find it surprising that Alberta does NOT have any laws regulating the maximum weight that a worker can manually lift.
Why NOT?
One can’t base requirements strictly on weight alone. Some other factors can also contribute to injury:
• distance between what you’re lifting and your body
• height you’re lifting the object to
• height you’re lifting the object from
• size and shape of object
• number of lifts you repeat
• length of time you perform repeated lifts
• if the object has grips or handholds
• distance you carry the object
• extent you twist your body
• age, health, fitness level, stamina, and skill
Posted by Lookathisbutt
However, the WCB (Worker’s Compensation Board) does have a regulation for a maximum weight of 50 pounds that an individual should lift. Should you lift heavier objects and sustain injuries, you may not be covered by WCB Insurance.
What can you do to prevent injury?
DON’T be a fool. Just because you can lift something heavy doesn’t mean you should. Don’t try to prove something to your peers or be too embarrassed.
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Posted by Sebastian Evil
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Posted by Arncreddy296
Here’s what you can do:
• keep objects you’re lifting as close to your body as possible
• avoid awkward postures
• try to have lifts no lower than knee level or higher than shoulder level
• try to reduce the weight and size you’re lifting
• avoid rotating and twisting movements when lifting and lowering objects
• keep your stance solid and comfortable
• lift objects smoothly
• pace yourself
What can an Employer do to improve safety?
• reduce weight and size of objects to be lifted
• eliminate heavy and repetitive lifting
• provide lifting equipment such as carts, dollies, cranes, winches, and scissor lifts
• rotate tasks with those that don’t include lifting
• rotate tasks with different workers for lifting
• suit lifting tasks to the person’s capabilities; don’t ask someone with a bad back or pacemaker to do lifting tasks!
i don’t think i’ll try to do this after watching the weight lifting competition in the Olympics. really scary he broke is right hand.
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I work for Costco and we have to transfer everything from one buggy to another. This process is repetitive and painful. I am a petti individual, weight 105 . Although I have another co-worker that helped me to transfer everything I still find it difficult to do it in an eight hour shift. I love my job but I find that my body complain like crazy. Is there a law that can prevent us from doing a lot of heavy lifting. So, we can give our body a break.