(HealthDay)—Carrying and lifting heavy luggage during the holidays can lead to neck, wrist, back and shoulder pain and injuries unless you take proper safety precautions, an orthopedic surgeon says.

End users of lifting equipment are rallying behind the #GLAD2024 campaign, taking place on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Organized by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), #GLAD2024 aims to ...

Investing in mechanical lift equipment for the safe lifting and movement of nursing home residents can cost tens of thousands of dollars, depending on the number of residents in your facility. But ...

While comprehensive safety programs aim to cover all details, they can overwhelm employees, reducing retention. Short, ...

Nearly half of workplace deaths that occur in the crane industry involve workers being struck by objects or equipment, and an additional 27% of fatalities occur as a result of falls and transportation ...

Self-locking hooks offer many clear benefits over sling or standard hooks, all contributing to enhanced safety in their lifting operations, according to Felix Nyberg, global product manager at The ...

There may be times when it is necessary to lift someone or help them to transfer out of a wheelchair to another location. Anytime you need to assist someone in transferring or if someone has to be ...