Investing in mechanical lift equipment for the safe lifting and movement of nursing home residents can cost tens of thousands of dollars, depending on the number of residents in your facility. But ...

End users of lifting equipment are rallying behind the #GLAD2024 campaign, taking place on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Organized by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), #GLAD2024 aims to ...

Lifting is not what it used to be. Thank goodness. What was accepted as standard practice at facilities and nursing schools as recently as a decade ago does not pass muster today. Today, safe- or ...

ADDISON, Texas (July 7, 2011) — Each year, Americans spend at least $50 billion treating low-back pain, the most common cause of job-related disability and a leading contributor to missed work, ...

The most effective way to prevent injury is to redesign the work environment and work tasks to reduce lifting hazards. Injuries caused by overexertion during manual lifting activities continue to be a ...

Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) announced it has updated and expanded "Lifting It Right," the vehicle lift safety manual. The first edition sold more than 4 million copies, according to the company's ...

Rental companies rent out a large amount of various types of equipment. Industrial and construction equipment can be large and pose many hazards if not used properly. For customers to get the best ...

However, the report concludes that order-pickers could face an elevated risk of back and other musculoskeletal injuries if the volume of work increases or workers stray from their current safe ...

Penn Barbell Club has created a mentorship program to foster a new generation of lifters — from recreational to competitive powerlifters. Club leadership has recruited a group of junior and senior ...