How do you move heavy objects by yourself?

How do you move heavy objects by yourself?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines on lifting heavy objects at work notes that lifting an object weighing more than 50 pounds can result in injury, and offers advice on how how to lift heavy objects safely, but OSHA does not list separate lifting guidelines for male and female employees.

Do you lift with your legs or back?

The short answer is, yes. Although there is some disagreement about the value of lifting from your back and your knees when dead lifting, lifting from your legs is almost always the safest way to go. Why lift from your legs? Most back injuries are related to improper lifting.

How do you lift something heavy with a pulley?

If you have a single wheel and a rope, a pulley helps you reverse the direction of your lifting force. So, as in the picture below, you pull the rope down to lift the weight up. If you want to lift something that weighs 100kg, you have to pull down with a force equivalent to 100kg, which is 1000N (newtons).