{"id":262,"date":"2023-03-02T21:11:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T05:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safecarebc.ca\/?post_type=huddle&#038;p=262"},"modified":"2025-12-16T09:54:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T17:54:48","slug":"lift-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"huddle","link":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/?huddle=lift-of-the-day","title":{"rendered":"Lift of the day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose one lift at your site and review how to properly use it. Use the guiding questions to help you generate a conversation about avoiding musculoskeletal injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes to the huddle leader<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A lift is intended to prevent injury to both the person in care and the care worker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emphasize the importance of using proper body mechanics when using a lift, to further reduce risk of musculoskeletal injury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After this huddle staff should know how to:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Inspect the lift and sling for wear.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use lift equipment properly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employ good body mechanics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guiding questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What do you need to do before using this lift?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While using a lift, what should you be doing to reduce your risk of musculoskeletal injury?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What should you do if you find that the lift you are using no longer suits the mobility needs of a person in care?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where and how should the lift be stored?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to properly use lifts to avoid musculoskeletal injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1450,"template":"","tags":[],"audience":[119],"topic":[104],"class_list":["post-262","huddle","type-huddle","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","audience-long-term-care","topic-musculoskeletal-injuries"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/huddle\/262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/huddle"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/huddle"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=262"},{"taxonomy":"audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Faudience&post=262"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftopic&post=262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}