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2. Lift chair - Wikipedia

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   Lift chairs at Tampa Lift Chair Showroom. Lift chairs, also known as lift recliners or riser armchairs, are chairs that feature a powered lifting mechanism that pushes the entire chair up from its base and so assists the user to a standing position. In the United States, lift chairs qualify as durable medical equipment under Medicare Part B. [1]

3. Stair lift - Wikipedia

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   Stair lifts are available with either a manual swivel or a powered swivel, depending on the users ability. Most swivel seats have a safety switch so the stair lift will not move unless the seat is locked into its travel position. Special models with seats facing the bottom of the staircase have been produced for users with spinal or other ...

4. Hoist (device) - Wikipedia

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   Hoist atop an elevator. A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain, fiber or wire rope as its lifting medium.

5. Patient lift - Wikipedia

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   A patient lift (patient hoist, jack hoist, Hoyer lift, or hydraulic lift) may be either a sling lift or a sit-to-stand lift.This is an assistive device that allows patients in hospitals and nursing homes and people receiving home health care to be transferred between a bed and a chair or other similar resting places, by the use of electrical or hydraulic power.

6. Ergonomics for manual material handling - Wikipedia

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   The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) lifting equation (1994) [1] provides guidelines for evaluating two-handed manual lifting tasks. It defines a Recommended Weight Limit (RWL) as the weight of the load that nearly all healthy workers can lift over a substantial period of time (e.g., eight hours) without an increased ...

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