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Safe Gear Humping 101

Get It to the Gig without Breaking Your Back

Material Handling: Know Your Risks

Workplace Injuries: A Look at the Data

Torn Lumbar Muscle: A Personal Account

Direct and Secondary Consequences of Injury

Live Audio Risk Awareness

Weighing the Risk

Knowledge is Power: Risk Mediation

Safety Is Mutually Beneficial

Take Your Time: Arrive Early

Evaluate and Plan: Checking the Lay of the Land

Make Sure Everyone’s Ready!

Lighten the Load

Don’t Force It

Safe Material-handling Dos

Safe Material-handling Don’ts

Strengthen Your Core

Practice Good Posture

Fuel Up to Stay Fit

Hardware Placement

The Final Step: Reassess ...

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