Employers, do your employees know the proper methods of lifting heavy loads in order to reduce injuries? This
Manual Lifting Safety Presentation can be delivered in 15 minutes, and will inform your staff about:
- the meaning of manual handling,
- the types of manual handling injuries,
- special emphasis on back injuries,
- the Four Principles of Lifting,
- proper methods of carrying and setting down heavy loads,
- alternatives to lifting.
The file includes an
Assessment Questionnaire to be completed by each employee afterwards, to assess what they have learned from the presentation.
This
Manual Lifting Safety Presentation was developed by Safelogic Consulting Services, an OHS specialist, and is provided in MS Word format.