Manual and Mechanical Handling Hazards

and Controls
Health and Safety
 Introduction

Manual Handling hazard and risks

Minimizing Manual Handling Risks
Safety in the Use of Lifting and Moving Equipment
QUIZE
Questions
Reference

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 Manual Handling hazards and risks
Common Types of Hazard and
Injury
Sprains-70% result of lifting
Stains - 70% result of lifting
Musculoskeletal disorder
Heavy manual labor-back pain
Repetitive-muscle strain to
prolapsed discs etc.
Poor posture
Bending
Stopping and working beyond
individual limits

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 Manual Handling hazards and risks

Assessment of Manual Handing Risks-TILEO

 Task-how often, how much twisting or bending is needed?
 Individual capability male or female, old or young, experienced or
inexperienced?
 Load-how heavy? Good grip? Heavier at one end?
 Environment-hot, cold, uneven floor, windy, stairs?
 Other factors-PPE.

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 Manual Handling hazards and risks
Task:
 Holding loads away from the body
 Twisting/Stooping
 Reaching upwards
 Long travel distances
 Large vertical movements
 Pushing or pulling
 Repetitive handling
 Insufficient rest/recovery
 A work rate imposed

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 Manual Handling hazards and risks
Individual Factors
Does the job:
 Require unusual strength or size
 Require special training
 Present a problem to vulnerable employees (New/Expectant
Mothers, young, disable, health problems)

Load factors:
 Heavy
 Bulky
 Difficult to grasp
 Unstable/unpredictable
 Harmful (e.g. sharp/hot)

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 Manual Handling hazards and risks

Environment Factors
Are there:
 Constraints on posture
 Poor floors
 Variations in levels
 Hot/cold/rain/icy/humid conditions
 Strong air movements
 Poor lighting
Other factors:
 Personal Protective Equipment
 Is the job monotonous, boring or stressful

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 Minimizing Manual Handling Risk
Means of Minimizing the Risks
 Mechanical Assistant :forklift
truck, hoist(подъемник),sack
truck (тележка).
 Reduce weight of load
 Reduce carrying distances
 Add handles
 Raise heights/store goods at
waist height
 Improve environment-lighting,
heating etc.
 Provide information on weight of
loads
 Training and supervision

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 Minimizing Manual Handling Risk

Techniques for Manual Lifting

Manual handling risk should cover:
 Manual handling risk factors
 Common injuries from manual handling
 Safe lifting technique
 Appropriate systems of work for the individuals work environment
 Use of mechanical aids
 Practical demonstrations and assessment

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 Minimizing Manual Handling Risk

Think before lifting/Handling:

 Can handling aids be used?
 Where is the load going to be placed?
 Will help be needed with the load?
 Remove obstructions such as discarded wrapping materials
 For a long lift, consider resting the load midway on a table or bench to
change grip

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 Minimizing Manual Handling Risk

Keep the load close to the waist:

 Keep the load closed to the body for as possible while lifting
 Keep the heaviest side of the load next to the body
 If a close approach to the load is not possible, try to slide it towards
the body before attempting to lift it.

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 Minimizing Manual Handling Risk

Adopt a stable position:

 The feet should be apart with one leg slightly forward to maintain
balance ( along the load, if it is on the ground)
 The worker should be prepared to move their feet during the lift to
main maintain their stability
 Avoid tight clothing or unsuitable footwear, which may make this
difficult

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 Minimizing Manual Handling Risk

Start in a good posture

At the start of the lift, slight bending of the
back, hips and knees is preferable to fully
flexing the back ( stooping) or full flexing the
hips and knees ( squatting)

Avoid twisting the back or learning

sideways, especially while the back
is bent:
 Shoulders should be kept level and
facing in the same direction as the hips.
 Turning by moving the feet better than
twisting and lifting at the same time

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 Minimizing Manual Handling Risk

 Keep the head up when

handling: look ahead, not down
at the load, once it has been held
securely.
 Move Smoothly
 Don’t lift handle more
between what people can be
easily managed.
 Put down, then adjust

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 Minimizing Manual Handling Risk

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 Minimizing Manual Handling Risk

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 Safety in the Use of Lifting and Moving Equipment

 Crane, Forklift trucks, lifts, hoists and Mobile Elevator Working

Platforms (MEWPS)
 Chains, slings, shackles, eye bolts

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 QUIZ

1) Give basic explanation to manual and mechanical handling

2) What different between manual and mechanical handling?
3) Common types of hazards
4) What is TILEO mean?
5) How to minimalize manual handling risk?
6) Do you need to think before lifting and why?
7) Manual handling system
8) How many kg we can lift?
9) What kind type of lifting equipment do you know?

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 QUESTIONS

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 REFERENCE

1) Phoenix Health & Safety. NEBOSH distance

learning, International General Certificate; page
19-38,UK.2011
2) www.ilo.org
3) www.iso.org
4) www.hse.gov.uk
5) www.hsb.co.uk

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 Manual and Mechanical Handling Hazards and Controls

THANK YOU !

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 Manual and Mechanical Handling Hazards and Controls

Merdanmyrat NURJANOV
QHSE Executive
Scomi Oiltools LTD.( Turkmenistan)
E-mail: merdan.nurjanov@tm.scomioiltools.com
Mobile: +99364503332
Office: +99365092206

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