What injuries are caused
by manual handling?
Manual handling cause severe injury
in the short term through accidents, or chronic or long-term damage from bad
handling techniques for the work activities. Short term injuries include
bruises, cuts, hernias, sprained and inflamed tendons, sprained ligaments,
ruptured discs, trapped nerves, and crushed fingers and feet and broken bones.
1.
Chronic and or Longer-term
damage often leads to continual back injuries.
2.
How do I plan effective manual
handling procedures?
We
need to consider four factors:
·
The nature of the task
itself
·
The weight and type of load
that is being moved
·
The capacity of the person
carrying out the task
·
The environment in which
the activity is being carried out.
How can we prevent injuries
from occurring?
AVOID – The
most effective way of preventing injuries is to remove the hazard i.e. remove
the required to conduct any manual handling task. For example, you may be able
to use an automated aid such as a trolley or lift. Any alternative means of
moving objects must also be assessed and controlled to ensure that they do not
cause any new significant hazards.
ASSESS – Any
manual handling activity that cannot be averted must be properly assessed to make
sure that remaining risk aspects are all reduced by utilizing appropriate
controls. we can photocopy the activity assessment sheets for each task
identified.
REDUCE – Can
loads be made smaller, can lifting distances or heights be reduced, should come
tasks be done by two people, what action can you take to lessen manual handling
tasks?
Manual handling cause severe injury in the short term through accidents, or chronic or long-term damage from bad handling techniques for the work activities.
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