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Basic Military Requirements (BMR) Revised Edition
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have very little power and need the strength of the entire hand. Keep your arms and elbows tucked in to the side of your body to help keep the body weight centered. Avoid twisting your body during the lift or while moving the load; change directions by moving your feet. Twisting your body during a lift is one of the most common causes of back injury. Be sure you have a clear vision over the load you are carrying. Don’t change your grip while carrying the load. Face the spot where you intend to set the object; bend your knees, keeping your back as straight as possible  and  the  weight  of  the  object  close  to your body. Always  allow  enough  room  for  the  load  to prevent injury to your toes and fingers. When you are placing a load on a table or bench, set it on the edge and push it forward with your arms and body. Remember, if the load is too heavy or too awkward for you to move alone, get help! Remember, also lift with your legs, not with your back! SHIPYARDS AND DRY DOCKS Sooner or later every ship in the Navy will enter a shipyard or dry dock, usually during a predetermined scheduled overhaul. At times, ships go into shipyards or dry docks between overhauls for necessary repairs. Shipyards and dry docks are dangerous places to work. So much work is scheduled, normally in a limited time  frame,  that  safety  is  sometimes  sacrificed  for expediency (speed doing the work). During these times, look at what’s taking place around you. Notice things like  missing  lifelines  on  deck  (it’s  a  long  way  to  the bottom  of  a  dry  dock)  and  hatch  or  manhole  covers removed  without  warning  barriers  erected.  Working inside previously sealed compartments, voids, or tanks can  be  extremely  dangerous  if  the  proper  safety precautions are not followed. Often a lot of different evolutions are going on in a confined  space.  Welding  or  cutting  operations  could and  often  are  conducted  in  the  same  small  space  as heavy equipment removal and chipping and painting. Sometimes  all  lighting  in  a  compartment  or passageway may be removed for various reasons. That presents  several  safety  concerns.  You  may  trip  on equipment  or  tools  someone  has  left  behind  or  bang 19-21 Student Notes: Figure 19-4.—Lift using your legs, not your back.







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