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SAFETY MOMENT, AUGUST 6

Protect your hands and feet

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Safety moment, August 6

Protect your hands and feet

We lift, carry, push and pull materials by hand all day. One bad lift can strain your back, and a dropped load can crush fingers or toes. Even light loads add up when you move them all shift with poor technique. Planning the move takes a moment and can save you a lot of pain.

SAFETY MOMENT

August 6

The hazard

We lift, carry, push and pull materials by hand all day. One bad lift can strain your back, and a dropped load can crush fingers or toes. Even light loads add up when you move them all shift with poor technique. Planning the move takes a moment and can save you a lot of pain.

The action

Wear gloves that fit and suit the load, and safety-toe boots where loads can drop or roll. In general industry, employers must select and require hand protection when hands are exposed to hazards such as severe cuts, abrasions or punctures (29 CFR 1910.138(a)), and must make sure protective footwear is used where falling or rolling objects can injure feet (29 CFR 1910.136(a)). In construction, the employer must require appropriate PPE wherever workers are exposed to hazardous conditions (29 CFR 1926.28(a)), and used lumber must have all nails withdrawn before stacking (29 CFR 1926.250(b)(8)(i)). (29 CFR 1910.138(a))

ASK THE CREW

Which loads on this job are too heavy or awkward for one person?

From the talk: Safe lifting and manual handling. Read it in full, free, with the questions and the sign-in sheet.

HOW TO USE IT

How to give a safety moment

  1. Gather the crew where they work, before the shift or the meeting starts. Read the hazard out loud.
  2. Ask the question and let two or three people answer. What they say about their own work counts for more than what you read.
  3. Name the action and point to one place on today's job where it applies, so everyone knows what to do differently.
  4. Write the date and the names on a sign-in sheet.

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