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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 8:09 am
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Originally Posted by coachrowsey
Please tell me how many years you've done this job ? So many of my former co workers are out on oji & will never work again all because of heavy luggage. Now there are other reasons also & one can get hurt also on bags that aren't "heavy" but again most oji's do come from the heavy bags.
I just don't see how this is the passenger's fault. Right in the job description of baggage handler for DL, it says you must have the ability to lift 70lbs, coincidentally the same maximum weight for checked luggage. The beef is with the employer, not the customers who are playing within the rules of the airline.
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