You want me to lift how much?

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There is no specific law regarding the maximum weight a worker can lift. Restricting loads to a particular weight does not guarantee safety, and it is difficult to come up with a single safe weight limit for lifting. This bulletin looks at the use of online lifting calculators to determine appropriate weight limits, and points to consider before using these.

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August 1, 2009

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You want me to lift how much?

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Title and publication information

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Fact Sheet

Series Title

Workplace health and safety bulletin

Extent

3 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator

Employment and Immigration (2008-2011) Employment and Immigration (2008-2011)

Publisher

Employment and Immigration (2008-2011)

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic

Employment and Labour

Resource Dates

Date Created

2009-08-01

Date Added

2017-03-23T18:48:08.418751

Date Modified

2009-08-01

Date Issued

2009-08-01

Date Archived

2021-06-11

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Employees Employers General Public

Language

English (Canadian)

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Local Identifier

ERG042

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Licence

Open Government Licence - Alberta

Contact

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Alberta Labour

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