In addition to animal caging, there is movement of supplies and other equipment. This will often require the use of powered hand trucks and fork lifts. In the hands of an untrained person, these too can be a physical hazard. Therefore, proper training is essential. In addition, preventive maintenance to the equipment is very important.
Material movement can also create strains and pulls on individual's backs and legs.
The proper design of equipment and facilities, and training of personnel can help reduce these injuries. Supplies usually are reduced to individual items, i.e. bags of feed. Most of the food and bedding is moved one bag at a time. The next two slides demonstrate the techniques for lifting items using the legs and back. Again, personnel training is the key to performing the function correctly.