accommodation & hospitality services staff briefing – no 3 manual handling
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STAFF BRIEFING – No 3
Manual Handling
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Training Agenda:
• What is Manual Handling?• Risks and Consequences of Manual Handling• Legal Requirements and Responsibilities• Ways of assessing and Managing Risk• Proper lifting Technique• Practical Training
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Manual Handling is:
“any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving
thereof) by hand or by bodily force”.
In effect, any activity that requires an individual to lift, move or support a load will be classified as a manual handling
task.
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Can YOU do that?
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Where is a Manual Handling injury most likely to happen?
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Posture
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SymptomsHealthy Spine
Spine Problems
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Symptoms
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CausesBack pain causes include:
• bending awkwardly • lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling incorrectly • slouching in chairs • standing or bending down for long periods • twisting • over-stretching • driving in a hunched position • driving for long periods without taking a break • overuse of the muscles, usually due to sport or repetitive movements (repetitive strain injury)
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Why is Manual Handling training important?
Work-relatedMusculoskeletal
disorders
504 new cases per day
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Employer: •Carry out risk assessments to identify hazards •Eliminate or reduce the risk as much as possible•Consider those people who are especially at risk •Provide safe methods of working•Provide equipment where necessary•Provide Training •Provide PPE
Employee:
•Follow appropriate systems of work laid down for your safety•Make proper use of equipment provided •Co-operate with your employer on health and safety matters•Inform your employer if you identify hazardous handling activities•Take care to ensure that your activities do not put others at risk.
Legal Requirements & Responsibilities
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What can be done to reduce the Risk of a Manual Handling injury?
1)Can we remove the need for Manual Handling?2)Can we use lifting aids?3)Improve workplace layout?4)Reduce carrying distances?5)Avoid repetitive handling?6)Vary the work?7)Push rather than pull?8)Make the load lighter?9)Make the load less bulky?
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How to make an assessment?
T I L ETask
IndividualLoad
Environment
• twisting the trunk? • stooping? • reaching upwards? • combining risk factors? • excessive lifting or lowering distances? • excessive carrying distances? • excessive pushing or pulling of the load? • positioning the load precisely? • a risk of sudden movement of the load? • frequent or prolonged physical effort? • insufficient rest or recovery periods? • The importance of posture • Team Handling
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T I L ETask
• Does the task require unusual strength, height etc? • Does the job put at risk those who might be pregnant or
have a disability or a health problem? • Does the task require special information or training in its safe
performance
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T I L EIndividual
• heavy?
• bulky or unwieldy? • difficult to grasp? • unstable, or are its contents likely to shift? • sharp, hot or otherwise potentially damaging?
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T I L ELoad
Are there: • space constraints preventing good practice • uneven, slippery or unstable floors? • variations in levels of floors or work surfaces? • extremes of temperature or humidity? • ventilation problems or gusts of winds? • poor lighting conditions?
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T I L EEnvironment
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Handling Technique
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Handling Technique Team Lift
Please remember to use PPE
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Practical Exercise
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QuestionsWhich part of the body is most commonly injured by manual handling?A Legs.B Back.C Arms.D Neck.
What key principle should workers follow when deciding whether to lift a heavy box?A Always get help if it weighs more than 5kg.B Never attempt to lift it if it weighs more than 25kg.C Only lift what you know you can safely manage.D Ensure a fellow worker is always nearby.
When carrying a heavy box, you should keep itA close to your body.B far away from your body.C at head height.D as low down as possible.
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