MANUAL-HANDLING5 MIN READ
Team-lift commands and traps
Recall the commands and traps that make team lifting coordinated and safer.
The four words before a team lift Caller, route, command, set-down. If any word is missing, the team is improvising under load. Prep Someone says: "Ready? One, two..." No one has named stop, turn, lower, route, or rest point. Interrupt line Pause. Who is calling, what is the route, and where do we lower if we need to stop? Starting with a lift count before a stop plan exists. It creates shared control before shared load. Start During a team carry, one side starts to drop Mid-lift The set-down point is a control, not a convenience. CALL A quick team-lift…
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