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Material Handling and Safe Lifting Techniques

Planning ahead for a job that requires material handling or lifting can help you avoid pain and injuries.

Before Lifting:

  • Know what you are lifting and how to lift it. Proper technique matters.
  • Make sure the work area and pathway is flat, dry and clear of debris, tripping hazards.
  • Be aware of the objects weight and center of gravity.
  • Is it safe to lift on your own, within your physical limits?

Whenever possible:

Use mechanical means such as dollies, hoists, or forklifts. Use ramps or lift gates to load machinery into trucks, rather than lifting manually.

Prepare your body to lift:

Before lifting manually, stretch to warm up the muscles that you will using before the lift (hold each position for 10 seconds), and use a proper lifting technique to lift the load.

  • Get as close to the object as possible.
  • Use a wide stance, with one foot forward and one to the side of the object for good balance.
  • Keep your back in its neutral position, use your hips and legs to lower yourself down to the object. DO NOT get close to the object by bending your back.
  • Slide the object as close to you as possible, put the hand of your forward foot on the furthest side of the object. Place you other hand on the opposite corner.
  • Grasp the object firmly with both hands and prepare to lift.
Picture showing proper body and hand position during the lift.

Tighten your core body muscles, looking forward, bring the object to the “Power Zone” using your arms, shoulders, chest and back before standing to slowly lift the load.

Bring object to the "Power Zone" before Standing.
Bring object to the “Power Zone” before Standing.

Avoid twisting your spine while moving the object, pivot by moving your feet in the direction you want to go, facing forward as you carry the object.

Use this basic technique when you can straddle the object.

When lifting awkward or heavy loads seek help and use a two-person lift. Select a lift leader, and lift together using simple commands. Lift the load at the same time, keeping the load level. Avoid holding items for a long period, take breaks if needed.

Picture of a two-person lift, backs in a neutral position, heads up.
Picture of a two-person lift, backs in a neutral position, heads up.

Here are some short videos for you to view proper lifting techniques in action.

Proper Lifting Techniques  [3:18] video by Atlantic Physical Therapy Center. Jim Flaherty explains 4 different techniques to use when having to lift objects off of the ground. His focus is to help people prevent back injuries.

Safe Lifting [9:45] video from Safety Analyst, Austen Schroeder. Learn how to safely lift heavy objects while on the job, view examples of Parks employees working out in the field.

Art Initiative Project on Leadership

The Diversity & Intercultural Center will be adding to the art initiative currently on the wall in the center. We’re seeking Lawrentian’s opinions about leadership. After we receive your responses, we will create a word cloud that will be put directly above the pictures currently on the wall in the D&IC by the end of spring term. Please share your responses here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=221GfoWP4U6xMj_yZFxlSQwdWYqsQSZFtkPA8TpXSUhUNUpXUEdRQlFCOVRYUElEUVBUMUM3UDNRWC4u Thank you for your participation!

New Hair Care Initiative

As the Diversity & Intercultural Center continues to move forward with our latest project, The New Hair Care Initiative, we are asking for feedback from our fellow Lawrentians to help us better determine how we can best attribute our efforts. We have created a short survey that would help us acquire an understanding of the hair care needs of our students. Thank you in advance for your participation. More information to follow. Please share your responses here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=221GfoWP4U6xMj_yZFxlSTuwpjkSVK5JupxELHYe9i1UMUlXTkNBUE1KODVKRjZMTEpDTlRPS0I5Qi4u

Third Coast Percussion

Grammy award-winning percussion ensemble performing this Friday!

Friday, February 4, 2022, at 8:00pm in Lawrence Memorial Chapel.

For Tickets, please visit the Lawrence University Box office or call 920-832-6749.

Third Coast Percussion (Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, David Skidmore) is a GRAMMY® Award-winning Chicago-based percussion quartet and GRAMMY®-nominated composer collective. For over fifteen years, the ensemble has created exciting and unexpected performances that constantly redefine the classical music experience. The ensemble has been praised for “commandingly elegant” (New York Times) performances, the “rare power” (Washington Post) of their recordings, and “an inspirational sense of fun and curiosity” (Minnesota Star-Tribune). A commission for a new work from composer Augusta Read Thomas in 2012 led to the realization that commissioning new musical works can be—and should be—as collaborative as any other artistic partnership. Through extensive workshopping and close contact with composers, Third Coast Percussion has commissioned and premiered new works by Philip Glass, Missy Mazzoli, Clarice Assad, Gemma Peacocke, Flutronix, Jlin, Tyondai Braxton, Augusta Read Thomas, Devonté Hynes, Georg Friedrich Haas, Donnacha Dennehy, Glenn Kotche, Christopher Cerrone, and David T. Little, among others, in addition to many of today’s leading up-and-coming composers through their Currents Creative Partnership program. Third Coast Percussion currently serves as ensemble-in-residence at Denison University.

Off-Campus Program Applications Due February 8

If you plan to study off-campus next year, you must have your Lawrence application submitted via our online portal no later than Tuesday, February 8. Exceptions to this include London Centre and Coe College Wilderness Field Station. For more information on those program deadlines, go to our How to Apply and Deadlines page.

If you have any questions about your application or if you want to know more about a program you are interested in, please contact OffCampusPrograms@lawrence.edu or drop into our office hours.

To learn more about programs we offer, go to the Off-Campus Programs website.

LU-RF Summer Research

LU-RF Summer Research application deadline is Friday, February 18th, 2022

Find more information and the application at: https://www.lawrence.edu/academics/research

QUESTIONS? *Where do I find the projects? *What is the stipend? *How do I ask for reference? *Do I need prior experience? *How do I talk to a professor about the research? Contact: researchcoordinator@lawrence.edu

DROP-IN HOURS in the Science Atrium Session 1: Thurs, Jan. 27th, 2022 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Session 2: Weds, Feb. 2nd, 2022 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Drop by the Science Atrium to ask Dr. Deanna Donohoue all your questions, get advice, or just chat.

Lunar New Year Celebration

Saturday, January 29th @ 6:30 PM-Warch (Somerset & Esch/Hurvis)

Happy Lunar New Year! We will be celebrating the year of the tiger in person on Saturday, January 29 and virtually on Sunday, January 30 this year with Chinese Student Association, Korean Culture Club, Lawrence International, Pan-Asian Organization, and Vietnamese Culture Organization. The event will include a lion dance, cultural presentations, and cultural expo.

Live Celebration
(Open to LU students, staff, faculty)
Saturday, January 29 at 6:30 p.m.
Warch Campus Center

*Grab & Go Mai’s Deli. First Come, First Serve

Virtual Premiere
(Open to the public)
Sunday, January 30 at 6:30 p.m.
The virtual link will shared on the Lunar New Year page: https://www.lawrence.edu/students/international/international-events/lunar-new-year Join our celebration via the virtual premiere on Sunday, January 30 2022 at 6:30pm. 

Contact: internationalhouse@lawrence.edu or diversitycenter@lawrence.edu.

World Music Series: Dreamers’ Circus

Dreamers’ Circus

Monday, January 31, 2022, 8:00p.m.,

Harper Hall, Music Drama

Join us for the first event of the new year! For Tickets, please visit the Lawrence University Box office or call 920-832-6749.

VIRTUAL ATTENDEES
Purchase tickets to the webcast at www.lawrence.edu/conservatory/box_office/tickets or call the box office at 920-832-6749.
Ticket price: $10 + processing fee

IN-PERSON ATTENDEES
(Limited to current Lawrence students, faculty, and staff only)
Purchase tickets in person at the box office or call the box office at 920-832-6749. Valid Lawrence ID must be presented.
Ticket (general seating) prices:
Lawrence students, faculty, and staff – free

A new driving force in Nordic world music is the young Danish trio, Dreamers’ Circus. Contemporary and endlessly innovative in their approach, they draw inspiration from the deep traditions of folk music in the region and reshape them into something bright, shiny and new.

Dreamers’ Circus are: Nikolaj Busk (DK) on piano and accordion, Ale Carr (SWE) on Nordic cittern and Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (DK), also of the Danish String Quartet, on violin.

Dreamers’ Circus display inventiveness and talent in their approach to performances that include music from Denmark and Sweden as well as Iceland, Finland and the far reaches of the windswept Faroe Islands. The ensemble has won five prestigious Danish Music Awards and toured throughout Europe and beyond, with performances in Japan and the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Their first US tour in 2019 opened ears, eyes, minds and hearts. The trio collaborates regularly with the Danish String Quartet and the Copenhagen Philharmonic and performs with other orchestras.

Dreamers’ Circus views their traditional roots as a point of departure and know tradition should not be a straitjacket. This adventurous attitude, coupled with their outstanding musicianship, has brought the band to the forefront of the Nordic folk and world music scene.