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TRAINING PROCEDURES: <br />• Read, discuss, and demonstrate with employees <br />Nearly all lifting injuries can be prevented if the following precautions are applied and followed. <br />LIFTING <br />To avoid back strains... <br />Learn to pick up weights properly. <br />A. Don't lean forward to pick up an object without bending the knees. Squat and lift <br />with your leg muscles. If you lift with knees straight, the work must be done with <br />the lower back muslces. These muscles are not built for this task. Also, as the back <br />approaches upright position, the lower back sways in. <br />B. Try not to lift anything higher than your chest, especially if you must hold it away <br />from your body. A weight held away from the body will pull you forward causing a <br />back strain. KEEP THE LOAD CLOSE TO YOUR BODY. <br />C. Lifting and twisting with a load is dangerous. DO NOT TWIST, TURN WITH <br />YOUR FEET. <br />2. Be careful not to slip or trip with or without a load. Of course, it is much worse to slip <br />with a load. <br />3. Always assure the area is clear of objects and dry before you carry a load. <br />4. Ordinary standing will strain your back. When you must stand, bend the hip and knee by <br />placing your foot on a box or stool. This will correct swayback and help relieve the <br />strain. (A soldier can march longer than he can stand at attention.) <br />18 <br />• <br />0 <br />