1. This work has been produced by DGL (Aust) Pty Ltd
T-1200 Manual handling
This work has been produced by DGL (Aust) Pty Ltd
This Learner’s Tool is about the skills and knowledge required for Segregating Chemicals DGL (Aust) facilities.
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You can abide by the procedures of our organization.
You can apply what you have learnt in this package in your day to day activities
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3. AIMS Regulation What is Manual Handling.
Risk Factors in Manual Handling
Hazard Identification.
Risk Assessment.
Risk Control.
Understanding the spine.
Injuries from Manual Handling.
Lifting Loads.
Safe Lifting Principles.
Reporting of Injuries in the Workplace.
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4. REGULATION
The Occupational Safety and Health Regulations require manual handling hazards to be identified, their risks assessed, and the means by which the risks may be reduced considered.
Step 1. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION.
Step 2. RISK ASSESMENT.
Step 3. RISK CONTROL.
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5. WHAT IS MANUAL HANDLING?
“Manual Handling” means any activity requiring the use of force exerted by a person to lift, lower, push, pull, carry or otherwise move, hold or restrain a person, animal or thing. Note: Manual handling also includes any activity involving repetitive and/or forceful movements( e.g. keying data into a computer; using a screwdriver) and any activity where the person must maintain constrained or awkward postures (e.g. driving a truck; leaning over to make beds.
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6. WHAT IS MANUAL HANDLING?
Where these types of activities are the main concern, the National Code of Practice for the Prevention of Occupational Overuse Syndrome [NOHSC:2013(1994)] should be used.
Anything that increases the likelihood of a hazard causing injury or harm to health is known as a ‘risk factor’. Using the example of the heavy box, the activity of carrying the box would be the actual hazard, while the weight of the box would be a risk factor. The heavier the box, the greater the likelihood that carrying the box could cause an injury.
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7. RISK FACTORS IN MANUAL HANDLING
The weight of an object is not the only risk factor. A box lifted from the floor, for example, is more likely to cause injury than a box of the same weight lifted from waist height where no bending is required. A number of factors can increase the risk of injury, including: size, shape and weight of objects (if carried or held) and forces required (if pushed, pulled or restrained); sudden unexpected or jarring movements; awkward movements, such as twisting, bending, over-reaching, especially if combined with load handling; static postures, like holding the body or part of the body in a fixed position for a long
time; and • personal factors, such as age, physical dimensions and any disabilities the person may have.
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8. RISK FACTORS IN MANUAL HANDLING
These risk factors are influenced by:
• how long and how often the tasks are performed (e.g. repetitive movement);
• the way work is organised, such as one employee performing all manual handling tasks instead of tasks being shared by several employees;
• design and layout of work environment; and
• the degree of familiarity with the task and associated training
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9. 'Target Fixation'
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10. 'Target Fixation'
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11. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
Check injury/hazard reports.
Consult with employees.
Supervisors and safety and health representatives.
Look at tasks.
Collect information.
Look for trends.
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12. RISK ASSESSMENT Prioritise manual handling tasks. Select task.
Understand the problem.
In deciding which manual handling tasks should have priority for assessment, the following should be considered:
The number of injuries.
The severity of the injuries.
The number of employees at risk of severe injury.
The number of employees at risk and the severity of potential injury or harm.
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13. INDUSTRY HOTSPOTS
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14. SAFETY SOLUTIONS
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15. RISK CONTROL
Once the manual handling tasks have been assessed, the risk should be controlled by eliminating or reducing the risk factors that have been identified during the assessment step.
ASK YOURSELF:
Is the manual handling activity necessary?
Can the work be changed to eliminate, reduce or control the risk of injury?
What are the Manual Handling needs?
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16. POSTURE
Standing is a natural posture for the spine. It is not suited to lifting loads when the upper body is acutely bent or twisted.
When the back is bent, the mere weight of the upper body puts extra pressure, particularly on the lower discs in the spine.
Back injuries can happen when soft tissue suffers severe strains or discs are ruptured (prolapsed).
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17. SPINE
The spine, or backbone, is the central support of the skeletal (boney) system.
It supports body weight and allows flexibility in movement.
A healthy spine:
Is made up of vertebrae and discs
Is S – shaped
Has 3 natural curves
Requires strong, flexible muscles in the back, legs and abdomen in order to maintain good alignment.
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18. INJURIES FROM MANUAL HANDLING
Unsafe manual handling techniques may result in a range of injuries and conditions including:
Muscle sprains and strains
Injuries to muscles, ligaments, intervertebral discs and other structures in the back
Injuries to soft tissues such as nerves, ligaments and tendons in the wrist, arms, shoulders, neck or legs
Abdominal hernias
Chronic (long term) pain.
Manual Handling Regulations refer to the above conditions as
musculoskeletal disorders (MSD).
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19. MUSCULO-SKELETAL DISORDERS
MSD is defined as an injury, illness or disease that arises in whole or in part from manual handling in the workplace, whether occurring suddenly or over a prolonged period of time.
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20. HOW MUCH CAN YOU LIFT?
There is no legal limit on how much a worker can lift.
Risk of injury depends on a number of factors in the task, not just the weight of the load.
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21. SAFE LIFTING
Prevention of manual handling problems is best achieved by good workplace design and the use of mechanical lifting aids.
However, manual handling is not always avoidable.
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22. SAFE LIFTING PRINCIPLES
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23. SAFE LIFTING PRINCIPLES
If you are required to lift, following the below principles can avoid back injury:
Consider your physical ability to handle the load. If in doubt, get assistance.
Place your feet close to the object and keep a balanced position. Bend the knees in a semi squat to a comfortable degree and get a good handhold.
Keep the natural curves in the spine while lifting.
Use your leg muscles to lift the load (prevent sudden accelerations or jerky movements, and don’t twist at the hips or shoulders during foot movement).
Set the load down by using your leg muscles, lower the load by bending your knees in a semi squat to a comfortable degree.
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24. SAFE LIFTING PRINCIPLES
If loading from 1 pallet to another use a stack of empty pallets to raise pallet to be loaded up to a level you minimise the manual handling effort.
Use a mechanical device to move product, if it is heavy or of an unmanageable size.
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26. SAFE MANUAL HANDLING TECHNIQUES
The following Safe Manual Handling Techniques are available on the QMS (Quality Management System):
Safe Manual Handling Lifting Techniques – One Person Lift
Safe Manual Handling Lifting Techniques – Team Lift
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27. EMPLOYERS
Under relevant state Occupational Health & Safety regulations, Employers:
Have a duty to identify tasks that require hazardous handling practices and to undertake risk assessments.
Must ensure that risks to employees are eliminated or reduced so far as is practicable by applying the hierarchy of control.
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28. What do you do if you have injured yourself?
Notify your Supervisor / Manager immediately.
Complete a Personal Injury and Near Miss Incident Form (F-110).
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29. Learnings from previous incidents
Incident – Cut to hand whilst lifting deck sheets off truck
Root Cause – PPE not been worn
Key Learnings – The importance of wearing PPE
Incident – Driver strains back when shifting product by hand
Root Cause – Load configuration incorrect
Key Learnings – A vehicle load must be placed in a way that ensures mechanical aid can be used
Incident – Driver was preparing to restrain a load begun to remove the chains from the toolbox, used force to remove and felt strong pain
Root Cause – Chains becoming in tangled in the toolbox, not removing objects from on top of the chains, an old injury
Key Learnings – By using excessive force to pull equipment can lead to injury

30. Learnings from previous incidents

31. Test your knowledge
Through the following slides you will be asked an number of questions to show that you have understood the content of this learning tool
Please record your answer on the training form F-260.
You will be required to submit the answers to the DGL HSEQ unit
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32. Question 1 What is Manual Handling defined as?
When you moving a mass of greater than 10 Newtons .
b) Any activity requiring the use of force exerted by a person to lift,
lower, push, pull, carry or otherwise move, hold or restrain a person, animal or thing.
c) When moving pallets with a forklift.
d) Any sequence of activities performed by an employee as part of their job.
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33. What are the 3 steps needed to make Manual Handling safe?
Question 2
What are the 3 steps needed to make Manual Handling safe?
a) Wear a Helmet, Steel capped boots and Gloves
b) Wear, long legged trousers, Long sleeved shirt and glasses.
c) Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control.
d) none of the above.
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34. Question 3 Manual handling injuries may result from:
a) Intense or strenuous manual handling, direct trauma caused by unexpected events and gradual wear and tear.
b) swimming, running and jumping.
c) Taking the dog for a walk, grooming the cat and drinking a cup of tea.
d) typing on the computer, watching TV and sawing a piece of timber.
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35. Question 4 What are 3 Risk Factors?
a) Tying you bootlace up, scratching your ear and clicking your fingers.
b) Adjusting forklift seat, fastening seatbelt and reading picking order.
c) Answering phone, sending a fax and scanning an order.
d) Awkward movements, size, shape and weight of objects and
holding the body or part of the body in a fixed position.
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36. What does Risk Assessment involve?
Question 5
What does Risk Assessment involve?
a) Weighing the product and covering product.
b) Throwing a tape to your workmate and returning it.
c) determining the potential for each hazard to cause injury to a person performing the task and understanding why it is a problem.
d) moving a product and performing warm up exercises.
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37. Question 6
What does controlling the risk mean? a) Not doing a job that look to hard. b) Reducing risk factors associated with actions, posture, load and work environment.
c) Avoid bending over at all costs.
d) Do not lift anything if possible.
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38. When lifting a product how should you hold it?
Question 7
When lifting a product how should you hold it?
a) With out stretched arms.
b) hold it on your head.
c) Hold it against you hip.
d) As close to your body as possible
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39. What should you do if your are injured?
Question 8
What should you do if your are injured?
a) Report it immediately to supervisor.
b) Nothing it will recover by tomorrow.
c) Go home.
d) Take a break and hope it gets better.
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40. Additional information
Your State’s Manual Handling Code of Practice.
National Code of Practice for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders from Performing Manual Tasks at Work (2007)
National Standard for Manual Tasks (2006)
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