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Manual Handling

Manual Handling. At the end of the course employees will: be aware of manual handling as an important occupational health and safety issue know the risk factors of manual handling operations that can lead to injury . Session 1 Manual Handling Awareness.

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Manual Handling

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  1. Manual Handling • At the end of the course employees will: • be aware of manual handling as an important occupational health and safety issue • know the risk factors of manual handling operations that can lead to injury

  2. Session 1Manual Handling Awareness • By the end of the session the trainees should be aware of: • activities which involve manual handling • the definition of manual handling the types of injuries caused by manual handling • the duties of the employer and employee with regard to manual handling.

  3. Types of Injuries Caused by Manual Handling • Fractures to the limbs, ribs or spine caused by accidents such as slips, falls and dropped objects. • Torn or over-stretched muscles, ligaments and tendons due to unnatural or sudden movement. These are the most common types of injuries. • Injuries to the discs in between the spinal vertebrae - due to bending or bending and twisting of the spine - can lead to disc damage and eventual rupture.

  4. Risk Factors In Manual Handling • movements, posture and layout • the task and object • the work environment • individual factors.

  5. We need to embrace the following principles : • Prevent and/or reduce the occurrence and severity of manual handling injuries • Design work as far as possible to involve safe manual handling activities • Identify manual handling risks • Assess manual handling risks • Control manual handling risks.

  6. Duties of Employers and Employees • Duties of employers • Plant, equipment and containers used in the workplace are designed, constructed and maintained to be safely handled and work and work practices are designed to encourage safe manual handling • The work environment is designed to allow safe manual handling • Manual handling which is likely to be a risk to occupational health and safety is examined and assessed • The risks associated with manual handling are controlled.

  7. Duties of Employers and Employees Duties of employees: "where an employee has received appropriate training in safe manual handling techniques, the employee shall use those techniques where possible." "where an employee has received appropriate training in the correct use of mechanical aids, personal protective equipment or team lifting procedures, the employee shall use that training where possible."

  8. Training Exercise

  9. Session 2Work Design and Assessment • By the end of this session trainees should be familiar with: • the broad approach for dealing with manual handling hazards • the manual handling policy of the company and the part the trainee plays in this policy • the risk factors in manual handling • the basis of assessing manual handling risks.

  10. The Broad Approach to Manual Handling • work is designed as far as possible to involve safe manual handling activities • manual handling risks are identified manual handling risks are assessed • manual handling risks are controlled. • Work should be designed in such a way that manual handling is eliminated through automating a process. If the design of work has not eliminated then the risks will need to be assessed in order to identify means of controlling them.

  11. Risk Assessment • The risk assessment process includes • analysing the level of risk, • considering those in danger, • evaluating whether manual handling risks are adequately controlled

  12. Practical Exercise Safe Work Method Statement

  13. Session 3Controlling Risks • By the end of this session trainees will be familiar with • the benefits of adopting an ergonomic approach • the risk control method • the practical means of controlling manual handling risks.

  14. The Ergonomic Approach • The ergonomic approach of reducing the risk of injury is the process of "fitting the job to the person, rather than the person to the job". • Some common examples, • placing heavy objects in a station wagon or utility truck with a tailgate instead of lifting the objects into and out of a car boot, • breaking loads into smaller weight and size packages to load into the car boot.

  15. Practical ergonomic methods for reducing risk: using mechanical assistance with handling aids optimising the job layout by providing adjustable working heights and improving work routines reducing the weight, making it easier to grasp with handholds, providing a container for liquid loads improving the floor condition, thermal conditions and lighting, avoiding draughts team handling,

  16. Benefits of an Ergonomic Approach • the company- by ensuring legal compliance,reducing accidents, reducing claims for compensation and improving occupational health and safety • the individual - because the approach makes the handling work easier, less tiring and less likely to cause injury, thus improving productivity.

  17. Practical Lifting Exercise

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