MATERIALS handling often focuses on storage and transport by equipment, including forklifts. However, employee behaviors and work practices, such as using poor lifting techniques, also contribute to ...

A new, free mobile app released by The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) aims to help workers stay safe while manually lifting objects. The app, called NLE Calc, is based ...

Many manual labor jobs call for minimal lifting at the very least throughout the shift, but not all employees are equally trained in proper lifting techniques. The end results can be herniated discs, ...

Mine operators are being urged to strengthen lifting procedures after a suspended haul truck hoist cylinder fell at an ...

Two main factors influence lift safety: the operator and the equipment. Only trained and authorized people should position vehicles and operate the lift. Even though manufacturers design lift ...

After suffering an injury last year while moving a patient, Tanya Walsh, RN, coordinator of the No Lift Protocol at Highland Hospital, became concerned that other nurses might also injure themselves ...

America has a back pain problem. This is especially true in the world of active workers and the numbers are staggering. More than 50 million adults in America suffer chronic back pain. Americans lose ...