Did you know that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends healthcare workers not lift anything exceeding 35 pounds.
But… did you know you do not need mechanical lift equipment to keep the transfer load under 35
Individual caregivers can learn the principles of leverage based manual no-lift transfers The basic 5 transfer training provides caregivers with the step by step details of leverage based patient transfer. Leverage based transfers reduce the transfer weight by 90%. This
Body mechanics are good but they are not the root of the problem. The problem is conventional manual techniques rely on the caregiver to exceed the safe lifting limits for the body. So while the body mechanics may be good