Safety Meeting Toolbox Topics and Tailgate Talks
Reports indicate 80 percent of Americans will experience back pain at some time in their lives, and fortunately, most will recover without requiring treatment within a couple of days. A small percentage will require surgical intervention and may suffer permanent disabilities.
Can you think of even one job or occupation where you never have to lift? I can't. Lifting is very much a part of our everyday jobs. And, because it's something we do so often, we tend to do it automatically, without thinking.
Rigging looks like an easy operation that requires no particular skill or experience. But if you have an idea that just anybody can do it, you're wrong. Too many workers have lost fingers or hands or have suffered more serious injuries because they thought, "Anybody can do that."