1. Striving For Safety Excellence HunterDouglas Corporate Environmental, Safety, Risk Management Material Handling July 2011

2. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence The Back The Spinal Column Cervical Thoracic Lumbar

3. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence The Back The Basic Structure

4. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Epidemiology of Back Injuries Short Term or acute effects: Sharp Surfaces Dropped Material Struck-by Moving Materials Mechanical Stress Slips and Falls “Simpler” Cause and effect relationship

5. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Epidemiology © MMIII Bongarde Holdings Inc. Chronic or Long Term Effects Back Ache or Pain Disc Degeneration Cause and effect not as simple, more difficult to analyze

6. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Material Handling   Lifting/Lowering   Pushing/Pulling   Carrying   Weights and Forces   Frequency of Activities   Load Center of Gravity

7. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Job Risk Factors   Weight of the Object   Location (position of load w.r.t. worker)   Frequency of Lifts   Stability of the Load   Hand Coupling   Workplace Geometry Twisting/Stooping   Environmental Factors

8. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Personal Risk Factors   Gender   Age   Anthropometry   Lift technique   Attitude   Strength   Training

9. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Examples of Material Handling Controls   Avoid extreme range of motion when lifting   Redesign work station/work area to allow freedom of movement   Provide handles on material handling equipment   Provide lift-assist devices and tables   Unit Load Concept

10. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Job Design   Can reduce one-third of compensable LBP   Minimize reach and lift distances Keep off floor Work station design   Frequency Relax time standard Rotation Work-Rest allowances

11. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Job Design   Minimize Weight Mechanical aids Carton capacity Balance contents   Convert Carry to push/pull Push over pull Use large wheels

12. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Training   Focus on awareness and avoidance   Get object as close to body as possible   Planning   Use of handling aids   Back Schools   Strength and fitness important

13. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Use Material Handling Aids When Possible  Hand trucks  Pallet jacks  Carts  Box trucks and tilting dumps  Ratchet hoists and pullers  Wheelbarrows

14. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Hand Trucks  Choose the right hand truck for the job  Stack carefully  Make sure you can see over the load  Secure the load, if necessary

15. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Hand Truck Operations   Get a firm grip   Watch your fingers   Use safe lifting techniques   Push, don’t pull   Watch where you’re going, and keep the hand truck under control

16. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Pallets   Use the correct pallet   Stabilize the load and make sure it’s balanced   Keep the pallet and load low when moving it   Inspect pallets before loading   Don’t use pallets as a ladder or manlift, or for scaffolding

17. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Pallet Jacks   Make sure the jack can support the load   Check the load   Watch where you’re going, and keep the load under control   Don’t fool around

18. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Carts   Different types of carts   Material-specific carts   Different heights of working surfaces   Tips for safe use

19. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Other Material Handling Aids   Forklifts   Hydraulic- and winch-operated trucks   Hydraulic lift tables   Cranes and hoists   Freight elevators BE SURE TO ONLY USE EQUIPMENT THAT YOU ARE TRAINED TO USE.

20. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Conveyors  Operate only if you are trained and authorized  Watch out for powered rollers and pinch points  Do not climb over or under conveyors  Don’t perform maintenance unless the conveyor is locked out  Do not ride on conveyors  Know the safe load limit  Know where emergency stops are located

21. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Special Handling Jobs: Drums   Dollies and hand trucks   Lifters and stands   Tilters/dumpers   Forklift attachments

22. ® ® Striving For Safety Excellence Questions