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10. Never lift anything if your hands are greasy or wet. 11. Wear protective gloves when lifting objects with sharp corners or jagged edges. 12. Hold objects as close to your body as possible. 13. Perform lifting movements smoothly and gradually;do not jerk the load. 14. If you must change direction while lifting or carrying the load, pivot your feet and turn your entire body. Do not twist at the waist. 15. Set down objects in the same manner as you picked them up,except in reverse. 16. Do not lift an object from the floor to a level above your waist in one motion.Set the load down on a table or bench and then adjust your grip before lifting it higher. 17. Slide materials to the end of the tailgate before attempting to lift them off a pick-up truck. Do not lift over the walls or tailgate of the truck bed. 18. Wear protective gloves when lifting objects that have sharp corners or jagged edges. Ladders and Step Ladders 1. Read and follow the manufacturer's instructions label affixed to the ladder if you are unsure how to use the ladder. 2. Do not use ladders that have loose rungs,cracked,or split side rails,missing rubber footpads,or other visible damage. 3. Keep ladder rungs clean and free of grease.Remove buildup of material such as dirt or mud. 4. Do not use a metal ladder on rooftops or within 50 feet of electrical power lines. 5. Do not place a ladder in a passageway or doorway without posting warning signs or cones that detour pedestrian traffic away from the ladder. Lock the doorway that you are blocking with the ladder and post signs that will detour traffic away from your work. 6. Allow only one person on the ladder at a time. 7. Face the ladder when climbing up or down. 8. Maintain a three-point contact by keeping both hands and one foot or both feet and one hand on the ladder at all times when climbing up or down. 9. When performing work from a ladder,face the ladder and do not lean backward or sideways from the ladder. 10. Do not stand on the top two rungs of any ladder. 11. Do not stand on a ladder that wobbles,or that leans to the left or right. 12. When using a ladder,extend the top of the ladder at least 3 feet above the edge of the landing. 13. Secure the ladder in place by having another employee hold it. 14. Do not move a rolling ladder while someone is on it. 15. Do not place ladders on barrels, boxes,loose bricks,pails,concrete blocks,or other unstable bases. 16. Do not carry items in your hands while climbing up or down a ladder. 17. Do not try to"walk"a ladder by rocking it.Climb down the ladder,and then move it. 18. Do not use a ladder as a horizontal platform. Carts 1. Do not exceed the rated load capacity noted on the manufacturer's label on the cart. 2. Ask a spotter to help guide carts around corners and through narrow aisles. 3. Do not stand on a cart or float or use it as a work platform. Hand Truck Operations 1. When loading hand trucks,keep your feet clear of the wheels. 2. Do not exceed the manufacturer's load rated capacity.Read the capacity plate on the hand truck if you are unsure. 3. Place the load so that it will not slip,shift,or fall. Use the straps,if they are provided,to secure the load. 4. For extremely bulky or pressurized items such as gas cylinders,strap or chain the items to the hand truck. 5. Tip the load slightly forward so that the tongue of the hand truck goes under the load. 6. Push the tongue of the hand truck all the way under the load that is to be moved. 7. Keep the center of gravity of the load as low as possible by placing heavier objects below the lighter objects. 8. Push the load so that the weight will be carried by the axle and not the handles. 9. If your view is obstructed,ask a spotter to assist in guiding the load. 11