· Back to Basics: How to safely lift and carry heavy loads Written by Rob Allport Posted in: Lifestyle Ma I am struck with a mild sense of guilt that we see an average of two patients a week whose back injury has been caused by lifting or carrying weights “the wrong way”, yet we have not yet hatched a blog entry providing some Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. The correct way to manually lift a carry load is to bend your knees with your back straight and maintaining a good grip lift by straightening legs and keeping back straight. If this proves difficult use a machine or trolley, you could ask for assistance off a colleague. · Lift it right -- make sure your footing is solid. Keep your head upand your back straight, with no curving or slouching. Center your body over your feet, get a good grip on the object and pull it close to you. Pull your stomach in firmly. Lift with your legs, not your back; if you need to turn, move your feet and don''t twist your back. Tough lifting jobs: Oversized loads -- do not try to carry a big load Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins.
balance is stable before attempting the lift. 3 Posture • Bend your knees. • Keep your back straight. • Get a good grip on the load by leaning forward a little if necessary. • Keep your shoulders level and facing in the same direction as your hips. • Ensure good firm footing; spread feet to each side of the load. 4 Lifting. How long you lift or hold the object. Depending on these factors, an object that is safe to lift at one time can cause back problems another time. NIOSH has a lifting equation (discussed in the above-referenced Applications Manual) for calculating a recommended weight limit for one person under different conditions. The lifting equation. Try to keep your elbows and arms close to your body. Keep your back straight during the lift by tightening the stomach muscles, bending at the knees, keeping the load close and centered in front of you, and looking up and ahead. Get a good handhold and do not twist while lifting. Do not jerk; use a smooth motion while lifting.
NIOSH has a lifting equation (discussed in the above-referenced Applications Manual) for calculating a recommended weight limit for one person under different conditions. The lifting equation establishes a maximum load of 51 pounds, which is then adjusted to account for how often you are lifting, twisting of your back during lifting, the vertical distance the load is lifted, the distance of the load from your body, the distance you move while lifting the load, and how easy it is to hold onto. Keep the load close to the waist. Keep the load close to the waist for as long as possible while lifting to reduce the amount of pressure on the back. Keep the heaviest side of the load next to the body. If closely approaching the load is not possible, try to slide it towards the body before trying to lift it. Adopt a stable position. Keep your back straight as you lift the load with your legs. Hug the object tightly against your chest as you straighten your legs. Support as much of the weight as you can just using your legs. Don’t arch or bend your back as you lift the object since it may cause pain. Keep lifting the object until you’re in a standing position.
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