Safe Work Methods Training

Proper Lift/Lower and Push/Pull - continued

In order to prevent becoming an injury statistic employees have to understand that anyone can get injured and that the best way to prevent the injury is to strictly follow the safe work methods they have been taught.

This section covers proper lifting techniques and will provide the employee with the knowledge necessary to eliminate the possibility of injuring their back. As mentioned previously, training on all of the proper lifting methods cannot prevent injuries if the methods are not used. The first step in injury prevention is for the employee to adopt the attitude that “I won’t let it happen to me. I’m always going to follow the safe work methods.”