IMPROVE HEALTH AND SAFETY Have you ever wondered why airlines limit the weight of your bags to 50 lb? To avoid worker injuries. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has established 51 lb as the maximum lifting weight for workers.A keg full of beer weighs over 160 lb. Such heavy loads are frequently lifted by workers who produce, deliver and pour beer. Imagine lifting such heavy loads in constrained spaces of crowded keg rooms!It’s no surprise that bartenders run a high risk of back injury. Ultra-high gravity beer packaged in microkegs reduces workplace injuries.20 L microkeg packs full of ultra-high gravity beer weigh less than 50 lb and produce the amount of beer equivalent to 2.2 standard kegs. Learn more about beer concentration