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EFFECTIVE LIFTING TECHNIQUES
- Do not exceed the physical ability of the worker.
- Provide adequate recovery time for tasks that require frequent lifting.
- Provide easy access so the load is in front of the person lifting.
- Eliminate twisting by changing the start or end point of the lift.
- Put items to be lifted between knee and shoulder height.
- Provide handles or cutouts to make grasping easier, permit a closer lift, and allow items to be carried near the body.
- Change an object's shape to make it easier to grasp.
- Decrease the weight of the object.
- Decrease the distance or height over which the object must be moved.
- Distribute a load evenly within a container.
- use hand carts or hand trucks.
- Use a vacuum-assisted hoist or integrated conveyors.
- Use loaders, cranes and motorized material pallets to help move load that are larger or heavier than one or two people can safely handle.
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