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ORDER PICKING 6 330-AXI-01-IMDO © 2020, Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) 1 877 494 WSPS (9777) | 905 614 1400 | www.wsps.ca Safe Work Guidelines Make sure that you are trained in proper scanning techniques Follow the scanning procedures established by your employer If they are available, use scanners that you can wear around your waist Hazard: Standing for Long Periods of Time Details When you stand for long periods of time, your leg muscles continually support your body, which can cause extreme tiredness. Threat Tendon and muscle strain Low back pain Safe Work Guidelines Make sure that you are wearing the right footwear for your job – check the soles for uneven wearing and have your gait assessed by a health professional, if necessary Wear padded shoe inserts that support your feet Take mini-breaks sitting down to relieve stress on your leg muscles or rotate through tasks that use different muscle groups during a shift © Workplace Safety & Prevention Services 2020. Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) grants permission to approved end users to reproduce this document in whole or in part, provided its intended use is for non-commercial, educational purposes and that full acknowledgement is given to the WSPS. Approved end users are firms registered with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. WSPS reserves the right to extend this permission to other stakeholders and interested parties by express written permission upon application. WSPS extends no warranty to materials amended or altered by the end user. Under no circumstances is this document, or any portion thereof, to be duplicated for purposes of sale or for external reproduction or distribution. (Sample WSPS acknowledgement, "Reproduced or adapted from name of solution with permission of Workplace Safety & Prevention Services, Mississauga, Ontario.") The information contained in this reference material is distributed as a guide only. It is generally current to the best of our knowledge as at the revision date, having been compiled from sources believed to be reliable and to represent the best current opinion on the subject. No warranty, guarantee, or representation is made by WSPS as to the absolute correctness or sufficiency of any representation contained in this reference material. WSPS assumes no responsibility in connection therewith; nor can it be assumed that all acceptable safety measures are contained in this reference material, or that other or additional measures may not be required in particular or exceptional conditions or circumstances. Revised: April 2020 WSPS.CA

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