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If your work involves heavy lifting, it is important that you lift with your legs rather than your back. If you lift heavy objects improperly, you can do severe damage to your back. If you work in a factory or a warehouse, you are probably required to lift a lot of weight at one time. Truck drivers and delivery drivers may be required to lift a lot as well. Individuals working in long term care facilities such as nursing homes and personal care homes may not have to lift heavy objects, but they are required to transfer elderly residents. This can involve lifting a lot of weight, as many patients are dead weight, unable to aid the caregiver in any way. These are just some of the people who would benefit from using Lumbar support belts. Most companies supply their employees with Lumbar support belts. If your employer does not, and you are required to do a lot of heavy lifting, you should ask your supervisor if the company has the belts. If they do, you should definitely obtain one and use it. If they do not, you should purchase one on your own. Your employer should provide one for you, but if he or she does not, the price you will pay for a belt is small compared to the agony a back injury may cause you. If your employer supplies you with a belt, you should be sure to use it. If you do not use the belt, and you are injured because you did not wear it, there is a chance that you could be denied workmen’s compensation benefits.
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