Electricians Guide For Staying Healthy On The Job

Electricians Guide For Staying Healthy On The JobSome of the most common injuries for electriciansare to the back, knees, fingers and hands. Thereare things that an electrician can do on the jobthat can lead to pain and discomfort in theseareas of their body. Some of these things that canlead to pain are working in very hot or coldtemperatures, staying in the same position forlong periods of time, holding vibrating tools,constant pressure from a hard surface on the body,constant moving of the body from twisting,stooping and reaching and using force on your body

to perform any task.An electrician should perform stretchingexercises before going to work to relieve stresson their body and muscles. This can help anelectrician to relieve stress on their body andkeep their muscles and joints from getting so sore.If you have pain or discomfort while working onthe job. You need to stop and change the way youwork or change the way tools that you use. You mayhave some of the following symptoms like fatigue,weakness, loss of energy, swelling, numbness,tingling and aching or burning pain. Thesesymptoms generally occur in the back, arms,shoulders, knees, hands, fingers and neck.If you should get any of these symptoms let yoursupervisor know right away. Follow the companiesinjury program that they have. Try and determinewhat is causing the problem and ways to preventit from happening. Look for better and differentways of doing your job. If you don't do anything

to help yourself, your symptoms could get muchworse over time making you loose work. Andsometimes keeping you from working at all.An electrician should try and use safe workpractices while working on the job. Constant handmovement can cause pain and sometimes permanentinjury. This could keep you from using your handsfor any type of work if it gets really bad. Whenever possible it is best to use hand tools andpower tools to do the job. Hold your tools closeto your body to prevent fatigue and to make thejob easier. Back injury can be another problemsfor electricians. Lifting, pulling, pushing andcarrying heavy loads can cause serious backinjury. Using teamwork and mechanical items willhelp prevent back injury. Also being more carefulabout the way you lift, pull and push items canalso help to lower the risk of back injury.An electrician has to bend over all the time whendoing their job. It is hard to keep a good posture

while working, and can be very tiring. Try usinglighter weight tools and as many hand tools aspossible. Stand as straight as possible whiledoing work. To make the job easier on yourselfwear a tool belt and only carry the tools that youwill need to do for each job. Wear gloves, kneepads and the proper eyewear on the job. Try andfind tools that fit your hands properly. Buy toolswith a good grip. Keep the area you are workingin clean and free of debris so you won't fall ortrip. Stand up, move around and reposition yourbody often. It is not good to be stuck in oneposition for long periods of time.