Please do not confuse the baggage handlers in general (like myself) with the QF baggage handlers in question here. Having said that I think quite a lot of the QF baggage handlers would be a tad embarrased by this episode.
If a baggage handler does not feel comfortable lifting a full 32 kg's then the bag should have very distinctive heavy tag and he/she always has a colleague who is more than willing to lend a hand. We do not need union officials to help us in that regard, and surely they have more important issues to tackle.
Or do they?
On another note lifting individual bags is not the only potential cause of injury in a bagroom. For instance try pulling a barrow that weighs 420kgs slightly up hill with approximately 50 bags weighing on average (mentioned earlier??) You do the math! It is damn heavy, but gain, there is always help.
Now that takes care of the poor QF baggage handler that we are trying protect from injury. Isn't that what this issue is all about
