<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: [CAUT] Moving Pianos on Campus</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> On 2/22/06 10:31 AM, "Rob & Helen Goodale&quo= t; <rrg@unlv.nevada.edu> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE>After lifting and movi= ng pianos for years my back has just about had it.  Every so often it s= lips out of place and I find myself in pain for several days.  Recently= I was required to move several pianos in a day and it just about did me in.=  This morning I found myself stiff and unable to crawl out of bed. &nb= sp;The reality is that I can't continue doing this.  At age 40 I have a= long way to go and I don't fancy ruining my back for the likes of ungratefu= l university staff. </BLOCKQUOTE>     Really, you ought to file an injury report. This is= work related injury. It should be documented, ASAP. Failure to do so will m= ake it very difficult to establish a definite connection (“they”= could allege pre-existing condition). This definitely puts you in line for = such things as workman’s compensation (that’s why we pay those t= axes, directly or indirectly), and should serve to wake up the administratio= n types to the liability danger they are incurring allowing you to mo= ve pianos solo. They’re worried about liability allowing students to h= elp. Those worries should also apply to you. Regards, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico </BODY> </HTML>