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2. Belt manlift - Wikipedia

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   Belt manlift in a parking garage. A belt manlift or manlift is a device for moving passengers between floors of a building. It is a simple belt with steps or platforms and handholds rather than an elevator with cars. Its design is similar to that of a paternoster lift. The belt is a loop that moves in a single direction, so one can go up or ...

3. Manual handling of loads - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the governing body which regulates workplace safety. OSHA does not have a standard which sets a maximum allowable weight that employers must follow. [19] However, manual materials handling may fall under Section 5(a) which is often referred to as the General Duty ...

4. Powered industrial truck - Wikipedia

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   In legal terms of the United States, a powered industrial truck (PIT) is a specialized motor vehicle defined in several standards: ANSI B56.1-1969 (PIT is a “mobile, power propelled truck used to carry, push, pull, lift, stack, or tier material.”), the OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178 “Powered Industrial Trucks” regulation [1] and its standard interpretations [2] depending on industry type ...

5. Aerial work platform - Wikipedia

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   Replacing an advertising poster in London using an aerial work platform. An aerial work platform (AWP), also an aerial device, aerial lift, boom lift, bucket truck, cherry picker, elevating work platform (EWP), mobile elevating work platform (MEWP), or scissor lift, is a mechanical device used to provide temporary access for people or equipment to inaccessible areas, usually at height.

6. Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Wikipedia

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   The Bureau of Labor Standards of the Department of Labor has worked on some work safety issues since its creation in 1934. [4] Economic boom and associated labor turnover during World War II worsened work safety in nearly all areas of the United States economy, but after 1945 accidents again declined as long-term forces reasserted themselves. [5]

7. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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   OSHA 1926.251 Rigging equipment for material handling; what is rigging equipment This page was last edited on 6 December 2024, at 16:11 (UTC). Text ...