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□ □ □ □ □ □ TIP SHEET A series of health and safety tips to prevent work-related injuries in the trucking industry Proper Posture is Less Stress Stresses to your wrist, shoulder, elbow and back are two to three times higher when you lean, twist or use other awkward postures. Use a full-fist power grip to make connections. Disperse force between both arms and align grip with body. Support tightening or loosening motions with your free hand. It may not look like a big deal, but how you make the connections matters. Awkward reaching, holds and motions with added force can cause injuries to your muscles, tendons and joints. Good posture, careful movements, and strong full- fisted holds on brake line and electrical connectors will go a long way to prevent injuries. TIPS TO LIVE BY Be sure tractor and trailer are securely coupled and brakes set before connecting air lines and electrical cord. Inspect air lines, electrical cord, and glad hands for damage. Wear puncture-resistant gloves and avoid awkward reaching, holds, and motions to make connections. Don’t force the connection if it doesn’t fit. If possible, configure air brake and electrical connection blocks below shoulder level and close to the trailer edge for easy access, position battery box so it does not obstruct the connection block. Be aware of your surroundings and watch for debris, ice, spills and uneven ground. Wear high-visibility clothing so others can see you. TIRES is a project of the Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention (SHARP) program of the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries. TIRES is supported in part by CDC/NIOSH grant# U60 OH008487. For more information and free training resources visit KeepTruckingSafe.org SHARP Report No.: 90-56-2019
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TIP SHEETA series of health and safety tips to prevent work-related injuries in the trucking industry
Proper Posture is Less Stress
Stresses to your wrist, shoulder, elbow and back are two to three times higher when you lean, twist or use other awkward postures.
Use a full-fist power grip to make connections. Disperse force between both arms and align gripwith body. Support tightening or loosening motions with your free hand.
It may not look like a big deal, but how you make the
connections matters. Awkward reaching, holds and motions
with added force can cause injuries to your muscles, tendons
and joints. Good posture, careful movements, and strong full-
fisted holds on brake line and electrical connectors will go a
long way to prevent injuries.
TIPS TO LIVE BY
Be sure tractor and trailerare securely coupledand brakes set beforeconnecting air lines andelectrical cord.
Inspect air lines, electricalcord, and glad hands fordamage.
Wear puncture-resistantgloves and avoidawkward reaching, holds,and motions to makeconnections.
Don’t force the connectionif it doesn’t fit.
If possible, configureair brake and electricalconnection blocks belowshoulder level and closeto the trailer edge for easyaccess, position batterybox so it does not obstructthe connection block.
Be aware of yoursurroundings and watchfor debris, ice, spills anduneven ground. Wearhigh-visibility clothing soothers can see you.
TIRES is a project of the Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention (SHARP) program of the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries. TIRES is supported in part by CDC/NIOSH grant# U60 OH008487. For more information and free training resources visit
KeepTruckingSafe.org
SHARP Report No.: 90-56-2019
