Category: Lift & Transport

How Much Weight Can a Worker Safely Lift on the Job?

There’s no OSHA lifting limit. Federal OSHA has no standard that caps how much one person can lift or carry at work. What it does is point employers to the NIOSH lifting equation, which [...]

3 Types of Work Positioners: Manual, Motorized, and Programmable Compared

Every work positioner does the same basic job. It holds the part at the height and angle where the work happens, so the operator stops bending, reaching, and bracing a load to get at it. What [...]

Explosion-Proof Lifting: Solutions for Hazardous Manufacturing Environments

In a hazardous manufacturing environment, the air itself can be a liability. A single spark from a piece of equipment can ignite flammable vapors or combustible dust, leading to a catastrophic [...]