Spine loading and trunk kinematics during team lifting

摘要

Two-person or team lifting is a popular method for handling materials under awkward or heavy lifting conditions. While many guideline and standards address safe lifting limits for individual lifting, there are no such limits for team lifting, and these lifts are poorly understood. The literature associated with team lifting offers some interesting paradoxes. Many studies have indicated that people lift less per individual under team conditions compared with one-person lifting.