Contractor Tip Sheet for Safe Manual Materials Handling: Improve Materials Handling Practices, Prevent Injuries, Save Money

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  CPWR's Best Built Plans program helps contractors of ALL sizes plan ahead to prevent soft tissue injuries caused by manually lifting and moving heavy construction materials. Sprains, strains, and other soft tissue injuries are common, painful, and expensive. They are a leading cause of disabling injuries suffered by construction workers and cost the industry billions EACH YEAR. Just one injury can cost your company thousands of dollars in lost productivity and higher insurance premiums. They also create a financial burden for workers and their families, and worse, put injured workers who rely on pain medication to continue working at increased risk of opioid addiction. None of these outcomes are good for your business or your employees. Fortunately, thinking through how materials will be selected, delivered, stored, lifted, and moved BEFORE a job starts (and at every stage along the way) can prevent painful injuries, give workers longer careers, and help your company stay productive and profitable. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Injury Prevention Manual Lifting Manual Materials Handling MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Opioids
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070186
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2024 Sep; :1-7
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Best Built Plans: contractor tip sheet for safe manual materials handling - improve materials handling practices, prevent injuries, save money
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213234/cdc_213234_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.28 MB ]