have very little power and need the strength of the entirehand. Keep your arms and elbows tucked in to the sideof your body to help keep the body weight centered.Avoid twisting your body during the lift or whilemoving the load; change directions by moving yourfeet. Twisting your body during a lift is one of the mostcommon causes of back injury.Be sure you have a clear vision over the load youare 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 aspossible and the weight of the object close toyour body.Always allow enough room for the load toprevent 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 yourarms and body.Remember, if the load is too heavy or tooawkward for you to move alone, get help!Remember, also lift with your legs, not with yourback!SHIPYARDS AND DRY DOCKSSooner or later every ship in the Navy will enter ashipyard or dry dock, usually during a predeterminedscheduled overhaul. At times, ships go into shipyards ordry docks between overhauls for necessary repairs.Shipyards and dry docks are dangerous places towork. So much work is scheduled, normally in a limitedtime frame, that safety is sometimes sacrificed forexpediency (speed doing the work). During these times,look at what’s taking place around you. Notice thingslike missing lifelines on deck (it’s a long way to thebottom of a dry dock) and hatch or manhole coversremoved without warning barriers erected. Workinginside previously sealed compartments, voids, or tankscan be extremely dangerous if the proper safetyprecautions are not followed.Often a lot of different evolutions are going on in aconfined space. Welding or cutting operations could andoften are conducted in the same small space as heavyequipment removal and chipping and painting.Sometimes all lighting in a compartment orpassageway may be removed for various reasons. Thatpresents several safety concerns. You may trip onequipment or tools someone has left behind or bang19-21Student Notes:Figure 19-4.—Lift using your legs, not your back.
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