Use this exercise to improve inspection skills and teach employees to recognize and prevent workplace hazards.
Boxes: Lifting Answers
1) Bad lifting technique. Lift with your legs, not your back. Bend at the knees, not at the waist.
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- Safety Training: Ergonomics
- Safety Training: Lifting Techniques
- Fun Stuff - clip art: Ergonomics
- Fun Stuff - clip art: Lifting
- Ergonomics
- Lifting
- NIOSH lifting equation
2) Carrying too many items. Unable to see over packages. Uneven (unstable) stacking. Wear foot protection where there’s a risk of heavy items falling onto the feet (1910.136).
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- Safety Training: Slips, trips, and falls
- Fun Stuff - cartoons: Ergonomics
3) Mat on floor is turned up. Tripping hazard.
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- Safety Training: Slips, trips, and falls
- Written Plans: Housekeeping
- Office safety
4) Foot protection. Employees must wear protective footwear when heavy items may fall on the feet (1910.136). In addition, many industry settings also require safety glasses and/or hearing protection. The PPE required depends on the hazards that exist.
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