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... program and ergonomic design of work tasks. Administrative Controls: Strength testing of existing workers; one study showed that discouraging the assignment of workers to jobs that exceed their strength capabilities can prevent up to one-third of work-related injuries Training employees to employ lifting techniques that place minimum stress on the lower back Physical conditioning or stretching programs to reduce the risk of muscle strain Engineering Controls: Reduction in the size or weight of the object lifted. The parameters include maximum allowable weights for a given set of task requirements, the compactness of a package, the presence of handles, and the stability of the package being handled. Adjusting the height of a pallet or shelf. Lifting that occurs below knee level or above shoulder level is more strenuous than lifting between these limits. Obstructions that prevent an employee's body contact ... , Bill Grieb This content has not been rated yet. The Top Workplace Safety Problem Preventing injuries is a major workplace safety challenge. More than one million workers suffer back injuries each year, and back injuries account for one in five workplace injuries or illnesses. One-fourth of all compensation indemnity claims involve back injuries, costing industry billions of dollars-not to mention the pain and suffering borne by employees. Although lifting, placing, carrying, holding, and lowering are involved in manual materials handling (the principal cause of compensable work injuries), a Bureau of Labor Statistics survey shows that four in five of these injuries were to the lower back, and that three in four occurred while the employee was lifting. No approach has been found for totally eliminating back injuries caused by lifting, but a substantial ...
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