A Practical Guide for Reducing Material Handling Loss Time Injuries © Risk Management Consultants, Ltd Lifting Training that Works!

Definition of Materials Handling : Pushing-Pulling-Bending-Reaching-Lifting The basic body mechanics that need to be learned to generate safe material handling skills are all derived from Lifting techniques. © Risk Management Consultants, Ltd

Your Goal: Reduce material handling injuries in your operation. Reduce material handling injuries in your operation. Create a material handling safety culture based on P OWER L IFT ®. Create a material handling safety culture based on P OWER L IFT ®. © Risk Management Consultants, Ltd

Three Basic Requirements to Creating a Material Handling Safety Culture © Risk Management Consultants, Ltd

1. Effective Technique You need to teach technique that actually works in real life. You need to teach technique that actually works in real life. We teach a Wide Stance P OWER L IFT ® Technique vs. the Squat Lift Technique. We teach a Wide Stance P OWER L IFT ® Technique vs. the Squat Lift Technique. © Risk Management Consultants, Ltd

 Squat Lift: Forces the lifter to come up on the balls of the feet. Forces the lifter to come up on the balls of the feet. Knees and legs get in the way = load too far out. Knees and legs get in the way = load too far out. Knees bent in a deep squat position. Knees bent in a deep squat position.  P OWER L IFT ® : Feet flat on the floor – just like a weight lifter. Feet flat on the floor – just like a weight lifter. Knees & legs out of the way, gets you closer. Knees & legs out of the way, gets you closer. Knees only bend to a 100 degree angle – much Knees only bend to a 100 degree angle – much easier on the knees and a stronger position. easier on the knees and a stronger position.

2. Hands On Experience You need workers to compare their old way of material handling withthe new way with a kinesthetic experience - in other words, they need hands-on, practical application in the classroom and out at the task sites. You need workers to compare their old way of material handling withthe new way with a kinesthetic experience - in other words, they need hands-on, practical application in the classroom and out at the task sites. © Risk Management Consultants, Ltd

3. Ongoing Training Changing behaviors is the key to reducing injuries. Changing behaviors is the key to reducing injuries. Ongoing Training in the form of P OWER L IFT ® Safety Talks are the key to changing behaviors. Ongoing Training in the form of P OWER L IFT ® Safety Talks are the key to changing behaviors. Safety Talks must be reality based and cover tasks common to the workers jobs. Safety Talks must be reality based and cover tasks common to the workers jobs. Safety Talks must cover at work as well as at home tasks. Safety Talks must cover at work as well as at home tasks. © Risk Management Consultants, Ltd

Safety Talk Examples © Risk Management Consultants, Ltd

DOES IT WORK? P OWER L IFT ® Training has been found to be exceptionally effective over the past 20+ years. P OWER L IFT ® Training has been found to be exceptionally effective over the past 20+ years. Incident reductions of 50% to 100% are easily achievable provided you engage the three components of creating a material handling Safety Culture based on P OWER L IFT ®. Incident reductions of 50% to 100% are easily achievable provided you engage the three components of creating a material handling Safety Culture based on P OWER L IFT ®. P OWER L IFT ® must become a part of the TOTAL SAFETY CULTURE. P OWER L IFT ® must become a part of the TOTAL SAFETY CULTURE. © Risk Management Consultants, Ltd

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Cost / Benefit You must be able to justify the cost of training. You must be able to justify the cost of training. Look at the long picture – go to five years out with your projections. Look at the long picture – go to five years out with your projections. Keep in mind that initial P OWER L IFT ® Training is a one time expense. (Safety Talks should already be part of your standard operating procedure.) Keep in mind that initial P OWER L IFT ® Training is a one time expense. (Safety Talks should already be part of your standard operating procedure.) We have clients who are injury free 10 years out using our training system. We have clients who are injury free 10 years out using our training system. © Risk Management Consultants, Ltd

The P OWER L IFT ® Self Taught Training System available in hard copy (shown here) or digital format. © Risk Management Consultants, Ltd

Contents of the Self Taught System © Risk Management Consultants, Ltd

Contents of the Self Taught System © Risk Management Consultants, Ltd

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