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Safe Work Practices for Manual Handling: Avoiding Common Risks

Learn manual handling principles to prevent injuries. Avoid stooping, overreaching & use neutral palm grip. Maintain posture & reduce inflammation by avoiding pro-inflammatory foods.

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Safe Work Practices for Manual Handling: Avoiding Common Risks

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  1. Safe Work Practice

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  14. Manual Handling Principles

  15. Avoid stooping

  16. Avoid stooping

  17. Getting in close to the task

  18. Avoid over reaching

  19. Getting in close to the task

  20. AVOID PALM DOWN GRIP

  21. ADOPT A “NEUTRAL” PALM GRIP

  22. BRACING

  23. BRACING

  24. Maintain S curve

  25. Use body weight to push

  26. Sugar & healing Sugar and aging www.safeworkpractice.com.au

  27. Food and Inflammation www.safeworkpractice.com.au

  28. What is INFLAMMATION? • Localized reaction to irritation, injury, or infection • Symptoms – pain, swelling, red • Chronic disease www.safeworkpractice.com.au

  29. Avoid Pro-inflammatory foods • Trans fats • Sugar • Night shade plants – potatoes, tomatoes, egg-plants www.safeworkpractice.com.au

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