1. 1 // Safe. Healthy. Resilient.
// SAFE LIFTING: S-M-A-R-T TECHNIQUES

2. 2 // Safe. Healthy. Resilient.
// PREPARING
- REDUCING OBJECT WEIGHT:
The contents of the package/box
The weight of the package/box
The number of objects lifted/lowered at one time
- USING SUPPORTS:
Safe platform or step stool
Wide base of support
// MOVING
- POSTURES:
Holding the package/box close to your body
Keeping feet shoulder width apart, one foot slightly ahead of
the other
Looking forward
- ACTING:
Raising the object to shelf height using arm and shoulder
muscles
Slowly shifting your weight from back foot to forward foot
when reaching the shelf
Keeping back straight
Pushing the package/box onto the shelf when the load
reaches the edge of the shelf

3. 3 // Safe. Healthy. Resilient.