{"id":10611,"date":"2025-05-27T15:43:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/pages\/article\/why-we-need-to-lift-correctly\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:44:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:44:14","slug":"why-we-need-to-lift-correctly","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/why-we-need-to-lift-correctly\/","title":{"rendered":"Why we need to lift correctly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-671 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_215569618-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Lifting correctly\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">We need to make sure we always move correctly. We want to avoid hurting not only ourselves but also others. Keep close, bend down, back straight, chin up and <\/span>lift the load. Make sure the load is secure at all times. Look at easier ways of moving a load, maybe breaking it down into smaller loads. Take care of steps or slopes and always follow your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/workplace-and-personal-security\/\">workplace<\/a> rules.<\/p>\n<p>Correct <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/manual-handling-regulations\/\">manual handling<\/a> techniques are not difficult and common sense, and manual handling training is required in the workplace.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/219197400\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We need to make sure we always move correctly. We want to avoid hurting not only ourselves but also others. 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