Expecting snow flurries throughout the weekend? Don't wait until Sunday night to break out the snow shovel, or you will make your work harder and invite injury. Instead, shovel snow as it lands on the driveway, as often as once every hour during heavy snowfall, for faster and safer removal. Snow shoveling is all-too-common cause of winter injury, but it doesn't have to be that way. Many injuries occur simply because the shoveler failed practice proper form while shoveling. To prevent injury, keep your shovel close to your body. This will prevent overreaching, which causes undue strain to your arms, shoulders, and back.