SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 1 Mechanical Material Handling Accidents ã A Small Portion of the Material Handling Problem ã Potentially Severe or Fatal Injuries

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 2 What Are Back Injuries? ã Low Back Pain ã Low Back Impairment ã Low Back Disability ã Low Back Compensation

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 3 Low Back Pain Frequency ã Affects 80% of People In Their Lifetime ã Impairs 11% ã 28% of Workers Disabled ã Affects 31 Million Americans ã Four Times Greater Risk After First Episode

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 4 Low Back Pain Cost ã $16 Billion Per Year ã Average Cost is $8,400 ã Median Cost is $359 ã 25% of All Cases = 90% of All Costs

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 5 Low Back Pain Factors ã Excessive Weights and Forces ã Undesirable Body Motions ã Bending ã Reaching Out ã Twisting ã Prolonged Sitting ã Vibration

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 6 Excessive Weights and Forces Associated With ã Lifting and Lowering Tasks ã Pushing and Pulling Tasks ã Carrying Tasks

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 7 Excessive Weights and Forces Task Analysis ã Measure Weights & Forces ã Determine Frequency & Duration ã Measure Distances ã Hand Distances ã Pushing & Pulling Distances ã Carrying Distances

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 8 Ergonomics and Low Back Pain Benefits ã Return to Work Sooner ã Reduce Low Back Disability and Compensation ã Can Prevent Initial and Recurring Episodes

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 9 Return to Work ã Average is 14 Days (22 States) ã Probability ã Off Work Six Months or More50% ã Off Work One Year or More25% ã Off Work Two Years or MoreNIL

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 10 Controls ã Traditional Approaches ã Training ã Medical ã Ergonomics Approach ã Task Redesign

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 11 Other Ideas ã Employee Suggestions ã Try New Equipment & Ideas Before Full Implementation ã Combine Tasks (e. g., Assembly & Quality Control) ã Share Ideas Between Plants ã Keep an Open Mind

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 12 ã Do workers pick up material off the floor? ã Can we use tables, platforms, etc.? Bending

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 13 Twisting ã Do workers have room to turn? ã Can we lay out work area differently?

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 14 Pushing/Pulling ã Are trucks and carts difficult to push or pull? Why? ã Are they periodically inspected?

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 15 ã Are mechanical handling equipment, devices, or aids available? ã Do workers use them? ã Are the devices appropriate for the job? Handling Aids

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 16 Task Redesign ã Optimum Work Level ã Mechanical Devices ã Workplace Layout ã Minimize Rehandling

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 17 Training for Material Handling ã Use of Job Aids ã Use of Mechanical Equipment

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 18 Safe Lifting Training

SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING UNIT 12 Manual Material Handling Liberty Mutual Loss Prevention presents… 19 Suggested Safe Lifting Rules ã Lift Comfortably ã Avoid Unnecessary Bending ã Avoid Unnecessary Twisting ã Avoid Reaching Out ã Avoid Excessive Weights ã Lift Gradually ã Keep in Good Physical Shape