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2. Manual handling of loads - Wikipedia

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   Forklifts are powered vehicles (gas, diesel, electric) that are often used in facilities to move heavy items. The truck can pick up significantly heavier objects compared to the human and move it to a new location. Since the forks can be adjusted, the height of the lift can also be adjusted so that employees can lift in a more neutral position.

3. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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   Rigging is both a noun, the equipment, and verb, the action of designing and installing the equipment, in the preparation to move objects. A team of riggers design and install the lifting or rolling equipment needed to raise, roll, slide or lift objects such as heavy machinery, structural components, building materials, or large-scale fixtures ...

4. Human-powered transport - Wikipedia

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   Human-powered transport is the transport of person(s) and/or goods using human muscle power.Unlike animal-powered transport, human-powered transport has existed since time immemorial in the form of walking, running and swimming, as well as small vehicles such as litters, rickshaws, wheelchairs and wheelbarrows.

5. 9 surprising items professional movers won't move - AOL

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   When moving something that produces fumes, like gas, ensure proper ventilation during transport. There's a chance some of these things are easier to get rid of than to move.

6. Southern California wildfire moving 'dangerously fast' as ...

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   The fast-moving Mountain Fire, which started in Ventura County northwest of Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, has burned 20,596 acres and was 5% contained as of 6:32 p.m. PT, according to the ...

7. Heavy lift - Wikipedia

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   In transportation, heavy lift refers to the handling and installation of heavy items which are indivisible, and of weights generally accepted to be over 100 tons and of widths/heights of more than 100 meters. These oversized items are transported from one place to another (sometimes across country borders), then lifted or installed into place.