• What equipment can be used to help with heavy objects?

What equipment can be used to help with heavy objects?

Selecting the right equipment for the task minimizes handling.

• Use a pulley to eliminate manual lifting.

• Select multiple pulleys according to the weight of the object to be hoisted.

• Mount pulley on movable frame to lift and move heavy objects.

• Use a portable floor crane to lift and move heavy objects.

• Use lift tables to lift objects or to level work.
• Select the lift table according to the weight of the anticipated load.

• Use a portable conveyor to move materials.

• Use a combination of lift tables and rollers to move materials horizontally and vertically.

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Document last updated on October 22, 2002

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