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AECOM • Ease the bag onto the floor. 4.9.3 Bulkier sacks are easier to carry on a worker's back. The worker is to lift the sack to his/her back from a platform: • Move the sack to the edge of the platform. • Put back against the sack. • Grasp with both hands on the upper corners of the sack. • Ease the sack onto the back, bending hips and knees before taking the weight. • Keeping the back straight, stand up, straighten hips and knees and stabilize the sack. • Move away without bending sideways. Reproduced with the permission of CCOHS,2013. 4.9.4 Two-person handling of a sack: • Position one person on either side of the sack. • Squat with one foot balancing behind the sack. ^` • Keeping the back straight, grasp with the outer hand on the upper corner ' of the sack and the other hand holding the bottom of the sack. ;Al • On one person's command: - o Stand up and straighten the hips and knees. o Move toward the Intended location. o Put the sack in its intended location. Reproduced with the 4.10 Specific Handling—Sheet Materials permission of CCOHS,2013. 4.10.1 When lifting sheet materials: • Stand close to the pile of sheets in a walking stance. • Grasp sheet firmly at the midpoint of its long side with the closer hand. • Pull sheet up and toward the body. • Change grip using the other hand and put fingers on top of the sheet. • Pull sheet up to the vertical position and to the side until one half is off the pile. • Grasp the lower edge of the sheet with the free hand and support the hand by placing it on your knee. • Stand up without bending or twisting body. 4.10.2 Whenever moving sheet materials, be cognizant of wind conditions. 4.10.3 To carry sheets(drywall, glass, metal, etc.): • Use drywall carts or sheet hand trucks to carry sheet materials. • Get help from another person where carts are not available. • Apply carrying handles for manual carrying. • Always use gloves and carrying handle for glass and other materials with sharp edges. 4.10.4 Use team lifting and carrying where other solutions are inappropriate. • Remember that the combined strength of the team is less than the sum of individual strength. The item lifted by the team should be no more than 50 pounds(22.7kg). Manual Lifting(S3AM-014-PR1) Revision 2 July 31,2019 PRINTED COPIES ARE UNCONTROLLED. CONTROLLED COPY IS AVAILABLE ON COMPANY INTRANET. Page 7 of 8