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You are setting up a storage area in the site store for materials of different weights.

How should they be stored?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. Anywhere, as long as it is tidy
  2. B. Heavier items at waist height
  3. C. Heavier items on the top shelves
  4. D. Heavier items on the floor at the back
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Answer: B

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. Where items are stored affects how they are lifted. Plan it.
  • B. Right: Right. HSE says store heavier loads at waist height and lighter items on the floor, so heavy items don't have to be lifted from the ground or from high up.
  • C. Wrong: Wrong. Lifting heavy items down from height is a high risk of injury.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. Lifting heavy items from the floor means bending, and reaching to the back makes it worse.

Explanation

Store heavy items at about waist height. That cuts down on lifting from the floor or above your shoulders.

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