Preventing Injuries from Moving Heavy Materials

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  Workers who lift and move heavy materials on the job without using lifting equipment or safe practices can suffer from serious and disabling injuries that impact their health and productivity and increase employer costs. The Occupational Health Branch (OHB) has launched a nonfatal injury prevention program in partnership with its existing Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program. The new program will investigate work-related injuries in high-risk industries and occupations, and will collaborate with other organizations to promote workplace safety. One partner, the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR), has a new free online tool and app to help employers and workers prevent injuries by planning ahead for safe handling of heavy materials. The Best Built Plans website includes resources for planning, training, and coaching on manual materials handling. The Lift Coach app provides two games that workers can play on handheld devices to test their knowledge. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Occupational health
  • Injury prevention
  • Lifting
  • Manual materials handling
  • Safety practices
  • Weight factors
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059608
• Citation:
  Occupational Health Watch: August 2018. Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2018 Aug; :1-2
• Email:
  OHW@cdph.ca.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Health Watch
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228988/cdc_228988_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 80.39 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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