8 Steps to a Safe Lift (2024)

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8 Steps to a Safe Lift? ›

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Principle 8: Inform patients and service users about how their confidential information is used. Steps should be taken to ensure patients and service users understand how and why their confidential information is used. They should always be provided with accessible, relevant and appropriate information.

Safe lifting techniques include adopting a stable position and good posture, keeping the load as close to the body as possible, using the legs and feet (not back), keeping the head up, not twisting, and lifting smoothly.

Answer and Explanation:

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A lifting point is the connection between the lifting means and the load. It connects the loaded goods with the lifting gear both during lifting and rotation as well as during turning and movement of loads. Lifting points are ring bolts, eyebolts, flanges etc.

In a perfect world, a "safe" lift would be 51 pounds if the object is within 7 inches from the front of the body, if it is at waist height, if it is directly in front of the person, if there is a handle on the object, and if the load inside the box/bucket doesn't shift once lifted.

What is the OSHA standard for lifting? ›

While OSHA does not have a specific standard for the hazard you raised, employee exposure to hazards related to heavy lifting and back injuries may be addressed under Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, commonly referred to as the General Duty Clause.

Lifting smoothly: Raise your chin as you begin the lift, keeping control of the load. Moving your feet: If you have to turn, move your feet – don't twist your trunk. Putting it down, then adjusting it: If you need to put the load in a particular position, put it down first, then slide it into the desired position.

OSHA recommends that workers should keep their bodies straight and avoid any awkward twisting while lifting heavy objects. It is also useful for workers to keep their elbows close to their sides in order to keep the heavy load as close to their bodies as possible.

SWL is defined as the maximum safe load that the lifting equipment can lift, move, suspend, and lower down to the ground without any problem of breaking.

An easy way to remember the principles of manual handling is by remembering the 5 Ps – plan, position, pick, proceed and place.

It includes lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving loads. A load can be an object, person or animal.