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Guidelines for Safe Lifting

Guidelines for Safe Lifting. Guidelines for Safe Lifting The Spine’s Basic Functions. Provides support Protects the spinal cord Provides flexibility for bending and rotating. Guidelines for Safe Lifting Develop A Neutral Spine. Neutral Spine: When the ……. Cervical (neck);

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Guidelines for Safe Lifting

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  1. Guidelines for Safe Lifting

  2. Guidelines for Safe LiftingThe Spine’s Basic Functions • Provides support • Protects the spinal cord • Provides flexibility for bending and rotating

  3. Guidelines for Safe LiftingDevelop A Neutral Spine • Neutral Spine: • When the ……. • Cervical (neck); • Thoracic (middle); and • Lumbar (lower) curves are present and in good alignment

  4. Guidelines for Safe LiftingDevelop A Neutral Spine • Keep your spinal column aligned in its natural curves • Prop one foot up on a stool to reduce stress in your lower back

  5. Guidelines for Safe LiftingDevelop A Neutral Spine http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/PatientEd/Materials/PDFDocs/employee/back-hea.pdf

  6. Guidelines for Safe LiftingGetting Ready • Make sure you are ready for lifting • Avoid heavy lifts immediately upon starting work

  7. Guidelines for Safe LiftingGetting Ready • Shift your posture often • Stretch frequently throughout the day • Keep your body flexible (not rigid or fixed) • Don’t force your body to conform to its workspace

  8. Guidelines for Safe LiftingPlan for Lifting Will a back belt work for you?

  9. Guidelines for Safe LiftingPlan for Lifting • Checkout your carrying route • Check the weight of the load • Make sure your load is secure so no shifting occurs • Wear appropriate boots or shoes for good traction • If gloves are worn, choose a size that fits properly

  10. Guidelines for Safe LiftingPlan for Lifting • Can you eliminate heavy lifting with moving equipment? • Could the load overly stress your upper body? • Would lifting and carrying be too fatiguing?

  11. Guidelines for Safe LiftingPlan for Lifting Use proper equipment • Hand trucks • Forklifts • Dollies Push, don’t pull!

  12. Guidelines for Safe LiftingPlan for Lifting Above your shoulders? • Use a stool or ladder

  13. Guidelines for Safe LiftingSafe Lifting Techniques Keep the lifts in the power (safe lifting) zoneif possible.

  14. Safe Lifting Techniques • Take a wide stance • Tighten your stomach muscles • Use smooth, even motions when lifting

  15. Safe Lifting Techniques • Keep load close to your body • Use your legs to push up and lift the load • Do not use your upper body or back to lift!

  16. Safe Lifting Techniques • Continue to lift the • load close to your • body and straighten • your legs.

  17. Safe Lifting • Techniques • Stand up straight before walking with the load • Move your feet instead of twisting your body

  18. Safe Lifting Techniques • Lower the load to the ground by bending your knees, not your back • Keep the load close to your body • Never bend your upper body or back • Keep your hands and feet clear

  19. Guidelines for Safe LiftingTeam Lifting Team lifting MUST be coordinated

  20. Guidelines for Safe LiftingTeam Lifting • Communicate to your co-worker that you are ready • Get close to the object • Lift slowly together • Use your legs to lift • Do not twist

  21. Guidelines for Safe LiftingSummary • Warm-up muscles before lifting • Check weight of load • Keep lifts in your Power Zone • Keep your eyes slightly up

  22. Guidelines for Safe LiftingSummary Hold close to your body Bend your knees, never your back Lift with your knees

  23. Guidelines for Safe LiftingSummary • Never carry anything you can’t see over or around • Team lift when the load is too much for one person

  24. Guidelines for Safe LiftingSummary • Do Not • Lift while reaching or stretching • Lift from an uncomfortable posture • Fight to recover a dropped object (let it go)!

  25. Guidelines for Safe LiftingSummary • Do Not • Twist and lift • Lift with one hand (unbalanced) • Lift loads across obstacles

  26. Guidelines For Safe Lifting Treat your back well, it’s the only one you have.

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