{"id":37192,"date":"2021-02-11T02:33:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T07:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/?p=37192"},"modified":"2021-02-10T16:39:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T21:39:18","slug":"snow-shoveling-safety-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/2021\/02\/11\/snow-shoveling-safety-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow Shoveling Safety Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shoveling snow can be good exercise, as well as a way to get outdoors in the winter, however it can cause injuries or even death.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guard against cold-weather injuries such as hypothermia, chilblains, and frostbite.<\/li>\n<li>Be heart-conscious. Check with your doctor if you are currently inactive or have a heart condition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before beginning, ensure you have the correct shovel and determine where and how much snow you need to shovel.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use a lighter plastic shovel, or only fill up a large shovel half way, to decrease the weight of the load.<\/li>\n<li>Try to shovel periodically throughout the storm to avoid moving large amounts of heavy, wet snow all at once.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wear the proper clothing and warm up your muscles before beginning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dress in layers wearing warm, waterproof\/resistant clothing, and slip-resistant insulated foot-wear.<\/li>\n<li>Warm up by doing some light movements, such as bending side to side, or walking in place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use proper shoveling techniques, as well as following safety guidelines.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bend at the knees, lift with your legs, and push the shovel.<\/li>\n<li>Walk to where you want to drop the snow because throwing snow over your shoulder in a twisting motion stresses your back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Take regular breaks and re-hydrate by drinking water, not alcoholic or caffeinated beverages.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t work to exhaustion. Consider taking breaks every 20 to 30 minutes, especially if the snow is wet and heavy.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t smoke, eat, or consume caffeine while shoveling.\u00a0 These activities divert blood away from your heart and cause extra stress on your cardiovascular system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Questions? <a href=\"mailto:Dennis.Rasley@desales.edu\">Dennis.Rasley@desales.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shoveling snow can be good exercise, as well as a way to get outdoors in the winter, however it can cause injuries or even death. Guard against cold-weather injuries such as hypothermia, chilblains, and frostbite. Be heart-conscious. Check with your doctor if you are currently inactive or have a heart condition. Before beginning, ensure you have the correct shovel and<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/2021\/02\/11\/snow-shoveling-safety-tips\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty","category-staff","category-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37192"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37193,"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37192\/revisions\/37193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}