During a typical 10 minute snow shoveling session, the average person tosses 120 scoops weighing 16 pounds each moving 1,920 pounds of snow and creating massive strain on the body
73,000 people go to the emergency room every winter due to snow shoveling related injuries.
Use these tips from ER doctors to avoid a snow shoveling injury:
∗ Shovel slowly and in installments
∗ Watch out for ice hidden under the snow
∗ Use proper snow shoveling technique. Keep your back straight, bend at your knees and let your thighs and arms do the work. If you have to bend at the back, you need a snow shovel with a longer handle.

Stay safe shoveling the snow that is expected tonight and tomorrow!


* This week’s tip was provided by Suncor Energy’s 2010 Health and Wellness Committee