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TROLLEYS AND CARRYING MAIL

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lennoxlove555
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TROLLEYS AND CARRYING MAIL

Post by lennoxlove555 »

we have an office full of staff and I,M THE ONLY ONE USING A TROLLEY the rest will only use it if the bag is beyond carrying on there backs .they know they will be out there all day long with the trolley and have gone back to the old ways of carting it on there backs .is there a weight were we are allowed to carry or not .i remember before we weren,t allowed to carry over 16 kilos now these bags must have over 16 kilos in most days .any views much appreciated.
spiderj
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Re: TROLLEYS AND CARRYING MAIL

Post by spiderj »

8kg on flat
5kg stairs
I won
hans solo
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Post by hans solo »

no more than 8kg with p&l bags
ebbzie
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Post by ebbzie »

lennoxlove555 wrote:we have an office full of staff and I,M THE ONLY ONE USING A TROLLEY the rest will only use it if the bag is beyond carrying on there backs .they know they will be out there all day long with the trolley and have gone back to the old ways of carting it on there backs .is there a weight were we are allowed to carry or not .i remember before we weren,t allowed to carry over 16 kilos now these bags must have over 16 kilos in most days .any views much appreciated.
You just keep using your trolley mate, when they all start suffering with bad backs , legs hips etc you can laugh at them
motch
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Post by motch »

spiderj wrote:8kg on flat
5kg stairs
I walk up steps to doors dozens of times, approx 5-15 steps up to doors, outdoors - Is this classed as stairs?
spiderj
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Re: TROLLEYS AND CARRYING MAIL

Post by spiderj »

motch wrote:
spiderj wrote:8kg on flat
5kg stairs
I walk up steps to doors dozens of times, approx 5-15 steps up to doors, outdoors - Is this classed as stairs?
To you and me ....yes

Try asking a lino though
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Re: TROLLEYS AND CARRYING MAIL

Post by DB1100 »

lennoxlove555 wrote:we have an office full of staff and I,M THE ONLY ONE USING A TROLLEY the rest will only use it if the bag is beyond carrying on there backs .they know they will be out there all day long with the trolley and have gone back to the old ways of carting it on there backs .is there a weight were we are allowed to carry or not .i remember before we weren,t allowed to carry over 16 kilos now these bags must have over 16 kilos in most days .any views much appreciated.
You don't have to be out there all day,just work your hours,use a trolley and work your hours,if more people had done this from the start and stuck to it we wouldn't be in such a mess.
For we were soldiers once,and young