Weight Specs for FIRST competition

[cabbagekid2]

Originally Posted by commodoredl

AFAIK, OSHA Safety regulations limit the weight to be lifted by two people to 150 lbs, approximately the weight of an FRC robot with bumpers and battery attached.
If FIRST were to raise the weight limit, there would either have to be a lighter solution for either battery or bumpers, or teams would need to start carrying the robots with three members of their drive teams.

Does anyone have an exact OSHA rule to quote? Upon searching the OSHA website I found the following:

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owad...S&p_id =24876

Question: Is there a policy or guide which states the maximum weight a person may lift?

Reply: OSHA does not have a standard which sets limits on how much a person may lift or carry. However, a sister agency, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), has developed a mathematical model which helps predict the risk of injury based on the weight being lifted and accounts for many confounding factors. The model is based on previous medical research into the compressive forces needed to cause damage to bones and ligaments of the back.

Doesn't look like there's strict rules, just recommendations by NIOSH NOT OSHA.