MAT HEALTH CLINIC CONTENTS What is manual handling What are the risks of manual handling What makes manual handling hazardous How can the risks be managed SMART lifting Team lifting Pushing and pulling ID: 1045360
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1. Manual Handling Awareness Training MAT HEALTH CLINIC
2. CONTENTSWhat is manual handling?What are the risks of manual handling?What makes manual handling hazardous?How can the risks be managed?S.M.A.R.T liftingTeam liftingPushing and pullingManual handling of peopleSafe storageAvailable supports and resourcesMANUAL HANDLING AWARNESS TRAINING HUMAN RESOURCES
3. What is Manual Handling? Manual handling is any activity requiring the use of force, exerted by a person to lift, lower, push, pull or carry or otherwise move, hold or restrain an object, person or animal. HUMAN RESOURCES
4. Example Manual Handling Tasks Carrying large number of filesLifting and moving large equipmentStoring and retrieving boxes above or below shoulder heightMoving furnitureTyping at an incorrectly set-up workstation Hanging artwork/posterHUMAN RESOURCES
5. What are the risks? Manual handling injuries make up approximately 45% of total injuries occurring in Australian workplaces.HUMAN RESOURCES
6. What are the risks?Work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) can occur as a result of:repeated damage or straina single case of overburdeningWMSD may include injuries to:MusclesLigamentsIntervertebral discNervesTendons in the wrist, arms, shoulders, neck or legsTorn Anterior Cruciate LigamentBones and muscle while flexingNervous SystemHUMAN RESOURCES
7. What are the risks?The spine in its normal S-curve shape is very flexible, but is easily affected by movements which are: forceful, awkward, asymmetrical and or jerky, especially if the back is bent or twisted while moving. Carrying a large or heavy load while the back is not in its normal S-curve shape puts much more strain on the discs between the vertebrae.Normal DiskBulging DiskHUMAN RESOURCES
8. When does it become hazardous?TaskIndividualLoadEnvironmentToo StrenuousAwkward PosturesIndividual Physical CapacityTraining/SupervisionToo HeavyToo LargeClimate (heat / cold, ventilation etc.)Available SpaceHUMAN RESOURCES
9. What do you have to do?IDENTIFY MANUAL HANDLING TASKSTalk to colleaguesConduct a walk through the workplaceASSESS THE LEVEL OF RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE TASKDocument manual handling in the WHS Risk RegisterComplete risk assessment where the tasks or levelof risk is uncertainIDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT CONTROLS Talk to colleagues undertaking taskImplement risk controlsDocument risk controlsReport all manual handling incidentsHUMAN RESOURCES
10. Example Risk ControlsDon’t undertake the taskChange the environmentClear the walkwayHUMAN RESOURCES
11. Example Risk Controls3. Change the nature of the work4. Change the objectHUMAN RESOURCES
12. Example Risk Controls5. Use mechanical aids6. Administrative aidsHUMAN RESOURCES
13. S.M.A.R.T Lifting HUMAN RESOURCES
14. S.M.A.R.T Lifting Lifting a 4kg load held 6cm in front of the body requires about the same effort as lifting a 12kg load held 20cm in front of the body.HUMAN RESOURCES
15. Team Lifting Consider:Are there enough people?Are all persons of the same size with similar strength?Are there any known pre-existing injuries?Who is coordinating the lift?Is there a plan, and has been communicated to those involved?HUMAN RESOURCES
16. Pushing and Pulling Consider:When pushing, lean forwardStand close to the trolleyWhen pulling, lean backwards (pushing is preferable as it involves less work by the lower back muscles and allows for maximum use of body weight). It allows employees to adopt a forward facing posture, providing clearer vision in the direction of travelEnsuring you have a good gripAvoiding twisting and turningChecking that the handle height is between shoulder and waist heightHUMAN RESOURCES
17. Manual Handling of PeopleNo lift policy is best, use equipment and the persons own ability to avoid unnecessary manual handling. HUMAN RESOURCES
18. Safe StorageConsider:Storing frequently and heavy items between waist and shoulder heightStoring smaller, lightweight or infrequently used items in lower or higher areasKnowing shelving weight limitsHaving access to a step-ladderTesting the weight of the object before picking it upConducting quarterly workplace inspectionsHUMAN RESOURCES
19. HUMAN RESOURCESSupports Manager/SupervisorWork Health and Safety RepresentativeWork Health and Safety OfficerManual Handling WHS documentation WHS eLearning Modules – ManualHandling & Ergonomics
20. QuestionsHUMAN RESOURCES
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