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Manual Handling: by Scot Taylor

Manual handling involves lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling or carrying loads and can cause musculoskeletal injuries if not performed safely. The document discusses manual handling regulations and why following proper procedures is important to prevent worker injuries. It also provides guidance on assessing manual handling risks based on the task, individual capabilities, load characteristics, and work environment. Employers are responsible for considering such factors and implementing controls like mechanical aids to minimize manual handling injury risks for their employees.

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Manual Handling: by Scot Taylor

Manual handling involves lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling or carrying loads and can cause musculoskeletal injuries if not performed safely. The document discusses manual handling regulations and why following proper procedures is important to prevent worker injuries. It also provides guidance on assessing manual handling risks based on the task, individual capabilities, load characteristics, and work environment. Employers are responsible for considering such factors and implementing controls like mechanical aids to minimize manual handling injury risks for their employees.

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MANUAL HANDLING

By Scot Taylor

Introduction

What is Manual Handling?


Why is dealing with manual handling
important?
Starting Manual Handling
Risk Assessment
Summarize

What is Manual Handling?

The Manual Handling Operations


Regulations 1992 (as amended) apply to
work which involves lifting, lowering,
pushing, pulling or carrying.
Lifting and moving loads manually is one of
the most common causes of injury at work.
56,000 Work Related MSD* cases in
construction per year

*Musculoskeletal Disorders

Why is dealing with manual handling


important?

Manual handling injuries can have serious


implications for the employer and the person
who has been injured.
They can occur almost anywhere in the
workplace and heavy manual labour, awkward
postures, repetitive movements of arms, legs
and back or previous/existing injury can
increase the risk.

Starting Manual Handling


Task - how often, how

Individual capability, male

much twisting or bending


is needed?

or female, old or young,


experienced or
inexperienced?

Load - how heavy? Good Environment - hot, cold,


grip? Bulky? Heavier at
one end?

uneven floor, windy, stairs?

Reference:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/manualhandling.htm

General Handling

Simple aids on site


- - sack trucks,
trolleys

Reference: http://www.hse.gov.uk/

Summarize
Days until return to work

Estimated incidence (thousands)


central central central central central central central central central
2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Less than 4 days

545

576

517

478

491

403

379

415

426

Between 4 and 7 days

83

73

81

72

66

50

56

56

55

Over 7 days

223

201

217

174

164

150

156

175

148

All injury

852

851

816

724

721

603

591

646

629

Reference: http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/lfs/injtme.xls

Over All Injury Chart

900
852

850
800
750

851

816

724

721

700
All injury
646

650
603

600

629

591

550
500
Reference:
http://www.hse.gov.uk
/statistics/lfs/injtme.xl

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