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Lifting

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Backinjuriescanbeverypainful,andcancauseyouproblemstherestofyour life.Followingsafeliftingprocedureswillreduceyour riskofback, shoulder,andknee injuries.Injuriescanresultfromliftingheavybagsoffeed,carryingdeadanimals,movingfeedersandgatesforcleaning,ormovingpowerwashersfrombuilding tobuilding.

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Whenliftingkeepyourbackstraightbytucking inyourchinandliftwiththestronglegmusclesnot theweakerbackmuscles.Alwaysaskforhelpliftingheavy,awkwarditemsandwhenpossible,usemechanicalassistancetomoveheavyitems.Remember:• Bendyourknees– notyour waist– whenpickingupa

heavyobject.• Liftwithyour legs– notyourback.Keepyourbackas

straightaspossible.• Avoid twistingyourbody.• Avoid liftingobjectshigherthanchesthigh.

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Liftingpigscanbeaverydifficulttaskastheycansometimesweighjustasmuch,ifnotmore,thanyou.When liftingpigstherearespecificguidelinesyoushouldfollow.Forpigsweighinglessthan40poundsdo thefollowing:• Positionyourselfparalleltothepigyouarelifting.• Secureyourgripon theoutsidelegwiththehandyouare

usingtolift,andusethesecondhandon theother legifthepigisheavy.

• Usethefrontlegsofthepigtohelpsupport someoftheweightuntilthepigisinaverticalposition.Thenliftthepigstraightup toclearanygates.

• Liftthepigwithyour legsandarms,NOTwithyourback.

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Thebestwaytopreventbackinjuriesistouseamechanicaldeviceorothermeanstominimizetheforcesoflifting.Agoodexampleisadolly,hand truck,hogcart,orotherdevicethatcanhelpyou liftandcarryheavyobjects.Youcanalsoliftwithahelperorfindother smartwaystoliftlessweight.Forexample,producerscanpurchaseheavyproducts (likefeedoradditives)inslightlysmallerpackagingtominimizethebackinjury risk.

Don’thesitatetoaskaco-worker forhelpifyou thinkanobject istooheavy toliftyourself.Thisisnotasignofweakness.Itshowsthatyouwanttobesafe.

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Followthedo’sand don’tofsafeliftingtoavoidinjuries.DO:• Tuck inyour chin tokeepyourbackasstraightaspossible

whilelifting.• Liftwiththestronglegmuscles.• Askforhelpwithheavy,awkwarditems.• Whenpossible,usemechanicalequipment tomoveheavy

items.• DON’T: useyourbackmusclestodo thelifting.• DON’T: tryto liftanitemthatistooheavyorawkward.• DON’T: twistyourbodywhilecarryinganobject.• DON’T: attemptteamliftingwithoutpropercoordination.

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