Lifting Basics
This is the most common type of Ergonomic injury.
What is a Back Injury?
Adjusting this office item provides support to the lower back region.
What is a Chair?
Changing your activities and rotating tasks throughout the day will avoid these types of injuries
What are Repetitive Injuries?
The name of the item in this photo that, when set at waist level, improves the lifting form and helps reduce the chance of a strain.
What is a Lift Table?
This type of activity, when conducted before work, will reduce injury.
What is Stretching (Warm-up)?
This is the position you maintain while sitting or standing to reduce risk of injury.
What is Good Posture?
Positioning this desk item correctly will help reduce strain on the upper back, neck, and eyes.
What is the Computer Screen (Monitor)?
Twisting while lifting puts a lot of stress on this skeletal feature.
What is the Spine?
Ascending and descending these require three points of contact.
What are Ladders?
This is the process of fitting workplace conditions to the employee.
What is Ergonomics?
Using this lifting technique is recommended when lifting more than 50lbs.
What is a Team Lift (Two-Person Lift)?
This is the angle your elbows and knees should be at when sitting at a desk or work station.
What is 90 degrees?
As a Kitter, loading and unloading pallets can cause a lot of stress on the back. Rather than twisting your back to move items, what body parts should you move instead of your back?
What is your feet?
Tables and material at this height will assist in reducing injury.
What is Waist Height?
This is the person you contact in case of pain, injury, or incident.
Who is a Supervisor?
Carrying material between mid-waist and low chest is known as carrying the material in this zone.
What is the Golden Zone?
2x MULTIPLIER: Adjust this work center so that you're using it ergonomically
Correct Demonstration of all items will result in 800 points!
This action could be prevented by placing frequently used items on shelves no higher than chest level.
What is Overreaching?
Used only in the Warehouse at this facility, these machines are used by Kitters to help reduce physical effort.
What are Powered Pallet Jacks?
These are the most common causes of muscular-skeletal disorder (ergonomic injury).
What is Twisting your Back and Lifting?
This lifting zone is from the shoulders to mid-thigh, and extends out a full arms length in front of you.
What is the Preferred Zone?
According to the Mayo Clinic, this is how often you should get up and move around if you work in a sedentary position
What is once every 30 minutes?
This body position refers to the body parts being aligned and balanced, with minimal stress on the body.
What is the Neutral Posture?
This is the OSHA-approved frequent lifting limit (in pounds)
What is 50lbs?
2X Multiplier: Move these boxes ergonomically from Point A to Point B
Correct Action for all items will result in 1000 points!