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Welcome to Manual Handling Facilitated By Tony Ewart

Welcome to Manual Handling Facilitated By Tony Ewart. Manual Handling. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992. Definitions:

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Welcome to Manual Handling Facilitated By Tony Ewart

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  1. Welcome to Manual Handling Facilitated By Tony Ewart

  2. Manual Handling

  3. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Definitions: “manual handling operations” means any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof) by hand or bodily force.

  4. Accident Statistics Largest cause of accidents at work • 37% Manual Handling • 19% Slips, Trips and Falls • 12% Other Causes • 20% Struck by an Object • 7% Falling from Height • 5% Machinery

  5. Accident Statistics Interpreted another way - the overall figure of 37% means that: 86000 people are absent daily 26,500,000 working days are lost annually £1000,000,000 is lost in production, sickness benefit and medical costs In terms of suffering each injury results in an average of 20 days off work – some never fully recover. Four out of five people suffer with back related problems at some time – the risk is greater after the age of 30.

  6. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 • The Employer shall ensure, so far is reasonably practicable the health and safety of employees at work. • It shall be the duty of every employee while at work to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves. • It shall be the duty of every employee while at work to take reasonable care of other persons who maybe affected by their acts or omissions at work.

  7. Moving and Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) 1992 Avoid – Wherever possible, avoiding a hazardous manual handling situation is always preferable. Assess – If avoidance is not possible, making a ‘suitable and sufficient’ Risk assessment by a competent person is the next stage. Reduce – By following the Risk Assessment you are reducing the risk of injury to all persons involved. Review – Risk assessments should be reviewed when changes occur.

  8. Risk Assessment (MHOR 1992) • T Task • I Individual’s capabilities • L Load • E Environment

  9. Risk Assessment (MHOR 1992) Task • Can the task be avoided. • Does the task involve particular hazards. • Do these hazards involve stooping, leaning or twisting. • How long will the task last. • Is it new or unusual.

  10. Risk Assessment (MHOR 1992) Individual Capability • There are 4 groups of people with special concession under MHOR 1992 as follows: • Anyone who is, or has recently been, pregnant • Anyone returning to work after a musculo- skeletal sickness episode, especially back injury • Anyone returning to work after abdominal wall or pelvic wall surgery • Anyone under 18yrs of age.

  11. Risk Assessment (MHOR 1992)Load Is it: • Heavy • Bulky or unwieldy • Difficult to grasp • Unstable/unpredictable – People/Person • Not balanced to the middle • Harmful i.e.. sharp/hot?

  12. Risk Assessment (MHOR 1992) Environment • Constraints on posture eg lack of space • Poor floors • Variations in levels – steps or ramps • Hot/cold/rain/ice/humid conditions • Strong air movement • Poor lighting conditions

  13. Mechanics • Balance point is through centre of body when standing • A load held in front disturbs the balance - tension is generated in the back muscles to compensate • Forms a lever effect • Average person holding a 10kg load at arms length generates a counterbalancing tension up to 10 times more – to avoid falling over • High or repetitive levels of tension in the back can cause damage – called muscle strain

  14. Mechanics Centre of Gravity Centre of Gravity Centre of Gravity Lever effect is reduced if load held closer to the body

  15. The Base lift Technique • Think before you lift • Where are you going • Consider your route • Do you need doors to be held open

  16. The Base lift Technique Feet Place feet apart, ensuring you are in a stable, balanced position – leading foot forward

  17. The Base lift Technique Head – looking in the direction of travel to avoid neck strain Shoulders – level and in leg space Back – maintaining its natural curve, as much as you are able to do so Arms – within leg space Hands – level with waist, maintaining a secure grip knees – bent but not necessarily kneeling

  18. The Base lift Technique Head Lead with your head, raising your body and lifting the load smoothly

  19. The Base lift Technique Body Keep load as close to your body as possible. Use your feet to change direction – do not twist or turn your body

  20. The Base lift Technique The End Place load down, preferably at waist height. Close to your body. Manoeuvre the load once it is down.

  21. The Kinetic Move

  22. 10 Minute Quiz Question 1 • Who has a statutory responsibility under the Manual Handling Operations Regulation 1992 (MHOR) • The Employer • You • Both of you • Neither of you

  23. Question 2 • Complete the words, in order, that the employer has to give consideration to, under MHOR. • A - Avoid • A - Assess • R - Reduce • R - Review

  24. Question 3 • When carrying out a risk assessment for moving and handling, and reducing the risks, complete the words below to create the filter you need to use to complete the task. • T - Task • I - Individual Capability • L - Load • E - Environment and Equipment

  25. Question 4 • Which 2 structures in the body are most commonly injured during incorrect manual handling techniques. • The hip and lumbar spine • The neck and knee • The lumbar spine and shoulder • The shoulder and neck

  26. Question 5 • The biomechanical approach to safer manual handling teaches us to consider 3 processes during safe positioning. They are: • Centre of gravity, pivots, lines of activity • Centre of gravity, lines of activity, muscle power • Centre of gravity, foot position, pivots • Centre of gravity, pivots, muscle power

  27. Question 6 • When you stoop to lift an item over 10kg, by how much can you increase the force on your lower back • Twice the weight • Ten times the weight • Forty times the weight • Hundred times the weight

  28. Question 7 • Which of the following is a sudden injury in moving and handling incorrectly, which gives pain and discomfort but usually recovers in a couple of days. • Cumulative wear and tear injury • ligament stretching • Sprain or strain • Fixed joints

  29. Question 8 • Which of the following is a gradual injury caused over a long time, which is not obvious straightaway • Dislocating a joint • Sprain or strain • Pulled ligament • Cumulative wear and tear injury

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