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> Handholds on Load and Gripping Aids - II

 

What else should I know about grip aids?


What else should I know about grip aids?

Use gripping aids to lift or carry awkward loads that do not have handles.

  • Use lifting straps for cylindrical objects.

Lifting straps for cylindrical objects

Lifting straps for cylindrical objects

  • Use carrying handles for boxes.

Carrying handles

  • Use a 'Gator grip' to handle awkward objects with sharp edges.

Gator grip

  • Use vacuum lifters to handle sheet materials or plates.

Vacuum lifters

Two person vacuum lifter

  • Use furniture straps to lift and move heavy, bulky objects.

Furniture straps

  • Position buckle between the body and the load.

Buckle position

  • Keep body straight.

Keep body straight


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Document last updated on October 22, 2002


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