What is the maximum weight that can be lifted? Where possible manual lifting should be avoided and mechanical lifting devices such as sack trucks or trollies should be used whenever possible. There is no legal maximum weight that a person can safely lift. Lifting any weight can cause injury and much depends on the object being lifted, the environment, the shape of the object, the physical characteristics of the lifter and well as the distance of the object from the spine. An employer should provide employees with training in lifting objects. It is best not to lift objects where possible however where necessary lifting aids should be utilised. For males in good physical condition the Approved Code of Practice on manual handling recommends a maximum weight limit of 25 kg, under optimum conditions that is, lifting up and setting down at waist level, with the object being easy to grasp with good hand holds with its centre of gravity close to the spine.
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