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12
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of Safety
December 2023
Manual Material Handling
Manual material handling refers to handling items by lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying, holding, or restraining. It is the most common factor in occupational fatigue and lower back injuries. Three quarters of Canadians whose job includes manual handling suffer from back injury at some point. Many are unable to return to their jobs, and some become permanently disabled.
This safety topic will help you identify the hazards associated with manual material handling and share information and resources to help protect workers from these hazards.
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Toolbox Talk
Manual materials handling is handling items by lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying, holding, or restraining. It is the most common cause of occupational fatigue and lower back injuries. Three quarters of Canadians whose job includes manual handling suffer from back injury at some point. Many are unable to return to their jobs and some are […]
Toolbox Talk
We lift, handle, and carry objects as part of work and our daily living. There is no legal threshold limiting what weight you can lift. At what point have you decided that lifting a specific item by yourself would NOT be a good idea? Have you ever been taught the right way to lift a load? Do you know the dos and don’ts for lifting?
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