Jasin wrote on Dec 13
th, 2018 at 7:23pm:
Gordon wrote on Dec 12
th, 2018 at 12:59pm:
What a gentleman!!
Laugh till you cry wrote on Dec 11
th, 2018 at 4:43pm:
On one occasion when I was flying a woman asked me to lift her carry-on from the overhead luggage compartment. I refused. It appeared very heavy and I wasn't going to risk my back because of somebody else's greed.
Obesity is a bigger problem.
She would have been overwhelmed with offers if she was young and good looking.
The silly old woman shouldn't have been carrying on board luggage she couldn't handle herself.
She couldn't lift it above her waist it was that heavy. Probably full of bottles of grog.
I've worked many 'heavy back-lifting' jobs over the many years. I don't need to 'prove myself' to any person or even 'woman' - who overloads her luggage to the point that she (or he) can NOT take responsibility for it...
...and yet 'expects' others to do so for it upon her request that they don't get paid for it either
When working Taxi. Two little Philippinos moving to the area from Sydney (one from Phillipines). Both had just got off Regional Bus service and both had two suitcases weighing over 50kg.
No way could I lift them, well - I could, I had the muscle for it, but my back no longer does 'silly heavy' stuff anymore.
I told them 'they have to lift it into Taxi' - they said they couldn't.
I waited to see if they were going to offer me 'extra money' for it - out of politeness?
They didn't.
So I drove off.
Left them to walk up the long steep hill with their overloaded suitcases.
Stupid people.
Airlines have a limit on luggage weight which is 50 pounds in the USA and I believe 25 kg elsewhere.
In industry, workers are not expected to lift items weighing more than 25 kg. Lifting appliances are required for heavier items.
UK and USA have lifting limit in their safety workplace codes Australia does not. Theoretically, an Australian employer can request you to lift 50 kg if you were stupid enough (Gordon and his ilk) to comply.
Google search:
Quote:What is the maximum weight you can lift at work?
If applying these, no man should attempt to lift anything heavier than 25kg and a woman's maximum limit is 16kg. But it's important to take into account other factors which can change the maximum safe weight - such as how high an object will need to be lifted.Oct 15, 2018
A Guide to Manual Handling and Lifting Techniques
www.workplacesafetyadvice.co.uk/guide-manual-handling-lifting-techniques.html
Search for: What is the maximum weight you can lift at work?
What is the OSHA limit for lifting?
Prefabricate items in a central area where mechanical lifts can be used. Only transport smaller, finished products to the site. Limit weight you lift to no more than 50 pounds. When lifting loads heavier than 50 pounds, use two or more people to lift the load (Figure 4).