Lifting weights can help you build muscle, burn fat, strengthen bones and joints, and improve long-term health.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn't set limits or standards for workplace lifting, but does recommend that employers offer safe lifting training to employees. The National ...

When lifting an object to above shoulder height, the core and stabilizer muscles become less efficient, so we change our body mechanics and the risk of shoulder injury increases dramatically. How did ...

Lifting and carrying are power jobs, whether at home or on the job. Most of the time, back injuries occur as a result of lifting and carrying the wrong way. Back injuries are the most common type of ...

There are seven key steps that anyone working on commercial vehicles should observe before lifting heavy-duty work vehicles in commercial maintenance facilities. “When it comes to using heavy-duty ...

Using backhoes and excavators on sites to lift and place heavy construction materials saves time and money, but doing the job safely demands special care. “A variety of concerns come into play,” says ...

Cody, WY, June 29, 2020 — The Woodstock Fire Department responded to a call where a 500 lb. man slid out of his chair and needed lift assistance. As this was the second call from the same patient in ...