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2. This device helps you lift really heavy objects with ease - AOL

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   It allows you to carry and move these bigger items with a straight back, thus avoiding a torqued back and the aches and pains that construction workers and do-it-yourselfers are far too familiar with.

3. 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.

4. 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 ...

5. Crane (machine) - Wikipedia

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   A crane is a machine used to move materials both vertically and horizontally, utilizing a system of a boom, hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves for lifting and relocating heavy objects within the swing of its boom. The device uses one or more simple machines, such as the lever and pulley, to create mechanical advantage to do its work.

6. 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.

7. Lifting equipment - Wikipedia

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   Lifting a heavy timber with a block and tackle on a tripod. Lifting equipment , also known as lifting gear , is a general term for any equipment that can be used to lift and lower loads. [ 1 ] Types of lifting equipment include heavy machinery such as the patient lift , overhead cranes , forklifts , jacks , building cradles, and passenger lifts ...