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How to safely lift cardboard boxes without causing injury

Moving boxes online UK come in many different shapes and sizes. They are often used for moving house, shipping and for storage too, as well as being used in businesses around the country. They are filled with many different items, which are going to weigh a variety of weights too, and the heavier the box, the more likely it is that you could injure yourself when lifting it. So how can you correctly lift up large packing boxes to ensure that the risk of injury is reduced? Bend your knees first of all. Go as low as you need to in order to reach the floor and the bottom of the box, and you will need to bend them almost completely in order to do this. Put your fingers around the bottom edge of the box in order to grip it tightly, so that you do not drop the box once it is lifted because this would cause damage to your items inside of the box. You need to grab the box from the middle of the edge; else it would topple over easily. Keep your back as straight as possible. This is