What’s at Stake?

Strains and sprains, sore shoulders and bad backs - these are facts of life if your work involves manually moving materials. Manual lifting can result in injury, particularly when it involves a heavy load, twisting motion or repetition.

What’s the Danger?

Continuous lifting, moving, and handling activities can cause minor discomfort to snowball into serious and debilitating ergonomic disorders through the deterioration of the musculoskeletal system. These activities can also cause acute trauma such as cuts or fractures due to accidents. Factors that increase the risk of injury include the load being unstable or too heavy, large, or difficult to grasp; […]