Workers Compensation Prevention Materials

Manual Material Handling
Manual material handling injuries can be significant. Analysis of Liberty Mutual claims data by the Research Institute for Safety reveals manual materials handling as the most common nature of injury for all industry classifications combined representing 36% of all claims reported. Strains and sprains represented 57% of those claims with strains of the lower back area being four times higher than the next highest category (strains of the upper arm).  This section contains Loss Control Resources for controlling exposure from Manual Material Handling:

 

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	·         LP 180 Manual Materials Handling Task Evaluation Concepts
	LC 182 Manual Materials Handling Research
	LC 5067 Worksite Exercise Programs