At the end of this presentation, you should be familiar with the following topics: Forces involved with lifting, risky moves associated with lifting, contributing factors to materials handling/lifting injuries injury prevention, proper lifting procedures, using the calculator for analyzing lifting operations, body management, work-specific training requirements. | Material Handling and Back Safety Training According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than one million workers suffer back injuries each year, and back injuries account for one of every five workplace injuries One fourth of all compensation claims involve back injuries, which cost employers billions of dollars Add to that the employees’ pain and suffering Introduction Material Handling and Lifting Injuries are exceedingly painful, difficult to heal, and have an effect on everything you do After suffering just one back injury, you are much more likely to experience another one later on It is important to learn how to avoid injuring or re-injuring your back Objectives At the end of this presentation, you should be familiar with the following topics: Forces involved with lifting Risky moves associated with lifting Contributing factors to materials handling/lifting injuries Injury prevention Proper lifting procedures Using the Calculator For Analyzing Lifting Operations Body Management Work-specific training requirements The Forces Involved The amount of force placed on your back under certain conditions can be surprising. Anytime you bend or lean over to pick something up without bending your knees, you put tremendous pressure on your lower back. Think of your back as a lever. With the fulcrum in the center of the lever, it only takes ten pounds of pressure to lift a ten pound object. However, if you shift the fulcrum to one side, it takes much more force to lift the same object. Your waist actually acts like the fulcrum in a lever system, and it is not centered. In fact, it operates on a 10:1 ratio. Lifting a ten pound object actually puts 100 pounds of pressure on your lower back. The Forces Involved When you add in the 105 pounds of the average human upper torso, you see that lifting a ten pound object actually puts 1,150 pounds of pressure on the lower back. Given these figures, it is easy to see how repetitive lifting and bending can quickly cause . | Material Handling and Back Safety Training According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than one million workers suffer back injuries each year, and back injuries account for one of every five workplace injuries One fourth of all compensation claims involve back injuries, which cost employers billions of dollars Add to that the employees’ pain and suffering Introduction Material Handling and Lifting Injuries are exceedingly painful, difficult to heal, and have an effect on everything you do After suffering just one back injury, you are much more likely to experience another one later on It is important to learn how to avoid injuring or re-injuring your back Objectives At the end of this presentation, you should be familiar with the following topics: Forces involved with lifting Risky moves associated with lifting Contributing factors to materials handling/lifting injuries Injury prevention Proper lifting procedures Using the Calculator For Analyzing Lifting Operations Body .
