A construction worker’s physical body is one of their greatest assets in this line of work, which is why it’s critical to ...

Learn how to reduce injury risks during material handling, especially when it comes to particularly heavy and bulky items.

Moving day is challenging enough without worrying about throwing out your back or damaging your floors while lifting that massive sofa or dresser. Whether relocating to a new home or simply ...

TASK: Given a heavy object, the rescue team shall lift, move and stabilize the object utilizing only cribbing blocks, wood timbers, and 60-inch pry bars. This University of Extrication column is Part ...

Make certain that all lifts are subject to a regular program of scheduled maintenance. There are seven key steps that anyone working on commercial vehicles should observe before lifting heavy-duty ...

In Part 1, we discussed theory involved in building and using an A-Frame Gantry. In this article, we will build one to practice with. At the risk of sounding like we're concocting a recipe, we are ...

Introduction Not even the strongest human could lift a truck into the air. Our brains, however, are smart enough to create a tool that can lift heavy objects for us: hydraulic lifts! You can find them ...