Jumping from your cab will wear your knees out, too

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  High mileage and rough treatment can wear your truck out. Jumping from your cab will wear your knees out, too. Take care of your body, just like you take care of your truck. You can extend the mileage of your knees by: 1. Using 3 points of contact and facing the cab. 2. Wearing sturdy boots with good traction. Don't jump! Most trucking industry claims are caused by injuries to muscles, tendons and joints. Keep y ou body in good working order: 1. Look around for obstacles before you exit the cab. 2. Report yard issues to your supervisor. Mud, ice, potholes, debris. Falls derail 10% more drivers than collisions. Don't let a fall take you out-of-service. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Automobiles Education Men Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Staff Development Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Drivers Exposure-levels Fall-protection Hazards Humans Injuries Injury-prevention Personal-protection Risk-factors Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Training Trucking Work-environment Workers

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• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publications
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044543
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 90-55-2010, 2010 Nov; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  SHARP Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Jumping from your cab will wear your knees out, too
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fa20766de84121e236192e3d161db40922cd3d39b406b60938b6bdc187b4926b726fb52ecbfe1ff3291b500d55fe9d4c27e711bee2a913259fab178738858099
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200224/cdc_200224_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 226.25 KB ]