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2. Manual Handling _10th March 2025

This document provides guidelines on manual handling to prevent workplace injuries, emphasizing the importance of proper techniques and equipment. It outlines safe lifting practices, common hazards associated with manual handling, and the types of injuries that can occur. Additionally, it highlights the role of ergonomics in reducing musculoskeletal disorders and suggests preventive measures to minimize risks.

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2. Manual Handling _10th March 2025

This document provides guidelines on manual handling to prevent workplace injuries, emphasizing the importance of proper techniques and equipment. It outlines safe lifting practices, common hazards associated with manual handling, and the types of injuries that can occur. Additionally, it highlights the role of ergonomics in reducing musculoskeletal disorders and suggests preventive measures to minimize risks.

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DAILY TOOLBOX TALKS

Topic of the Week - Manual Handling

Revision No: 2.0 | Revision Date: 1st June 2022 | Doc No: CSF/SMM/HSE/4.09
DAILY TOOLBOX TALKS
Topic of the Week - Manual Handling

Sub Topic No. 1: Introduction To Manual Handling


a) Manual handling causes over a third of all workplace injuries. These include work-related
musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) such as pain and injuries to arms, legs and joints, and repetitive
strain injuries of various sorts.

b) The term manual handling covers a wide variety of activities including lifting, lowering, pushing,
pulling and carrying. If any of these tasks are not carried out appropriately there is a risk of injury.

FOR ANY LIFTING ACTIVITY IF YOU NEED TO LIFT SOMETHING MANUALLY


Always take into account: Always take into account:
a) Individual capability a) Reduce the amount of twisting, stooping and reaching
b) Avoid lifting from floor level or above shoulder height,
b) The nature of the load especially heavy loads
c) Adjust storage areas to minimise the need to carry out such
c) Environmental conditions movements
d) Consider how you can minimise carrying distances
d) Training e) Assess the weight to be carried and whether the worker can
move the load safely or needs any help – maybe the load
e) Work organisation can be broken down to smaller, lighter components

MATERIAL HANDLING AIDS


a) Use a pushcart, hand-truck, or trolley for heavier loads

b) Always secure the load to prevent shifting during movement

c) Always push the load


straight ahead, pulling
the load results in
twisting at the torso
which increases the
risk of injury

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Sub Topic No. 2: Safe Lifting Techniques


It is necessary to use appropriate type gloves when handling rough, sharp, hot, slippery, odd shaped
and hazardous materials. Safety boots or shoes should be worn to protect toes from falling loads. Prior
to manual lifting / handling make sure loads are easy to lift. It is best to know the weight of the load so
that could be decided either the load is to be lifted manually or by mechanical equipments.

SAFE LOAD LIFTING LIMITS

a) Don't try to carry too bulky or too heavy a load. Get help. Always be sure you can see where you're
going.

b) Before you set material down, be sure that your fingers and toes are in the clear.

c) Watch out for sharp rough edges. When handling such, protect your hands with gloves.

d) Lift in a way which feels most comfortable to you -with or without a straight back.

e) Lift gradually - do not jerk.

f) Avoid twisting when carrying a heavy load - if you have to turn, do so by shifting your feet.

g) Also, when carrying loads, keep them as close to your body as possible.

h) When carrying long pieces, look out for others. As a general rule, the leading end of long pieces
should be high and the trailing end should be low.

Revision No: 2.0 | Revision Date: 1st June 2022 | Doc No: CSF/SMM/HSE/4.09
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Sub Topic No. 3: Hazards Associated with Materials Handling


Factors contributing to injuries:
a) Weight and bulkiness of objects

b) Bending, twisting, turning movements

c) Improper operation of equipment

d) Accumulated materials or clutter

e) Unsafe conditions of materials or containers

f) Flammability or toxicity of some materials

g) Falling objects

h) Lifting, pushing, pulling, or otherwise manually moving


large, heavy items

i) Improperly stacked materials

j) Struck-by or caught-in/-between hazards

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Sub Topic No. 4: Types of Injuries Commonly Reported


a) Sprains, strains, tears

b) Soreness and pain

c) Bruises and contusions

d) Cuts, lacerations, punctures, crushing, and amputations


• Back Injuries – lifting or bending and then twisting and
turning
• Strains and Sprains – improper lifting or carrying loads too
large or heavy
• Fractures and Bruises from – struck by materials or
caught in pinch points
• Cuts, Bruises, Punctures, Crushing and Amputations –
falling materials that have been improperly stacked or had
ties/securing devices incorrectly cut/removed

EXAMPLES OF EVENTS OR EXPOSURES LEADING TO INJURIES


a) Contact with objects and equipment
b) Transportation incidents
c) Exposure to harmful substances or environments
d) Falls, slips, trips, or loss of balance
e) Repetitive motion
f) Overexertion

Analyze job tasks and identify potential hazards associated with


a task; determine/use ways to control conditions/actions of the
workplace to minimize dangers.

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Sub Topic No. 5: Preventing Hazards


MOVING MATERIALS MANUALLY:
a) Use devices to assist with holding loads
b) Wear PPE
c) Use proper lifting technique
d) Seek help for oversized loads
e) Use blocking materials

USE PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES:


a) Break load into parts; get help with heavy or bulky items
b) Lift with legs, keep back straight, do not twist
c) Use handling aids – such as steps, trestles, shoulder pads, handles, and wheels
d) Avoid lifting above shoulder level

TO PREVENT INJURY FROM OVERSIZE LOADS, WORKERS SHOULD SEEK HELP IN THE
FOLLOWING:
a) When a load is so bulky that employees cannot properly grasp or lift it,
b) When employees cannot see around or over a load, or
c) When employees cannot safely handle a load.

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Sub Topic No. 6: Ergonomics & Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)


COMMON RISKS FOR ERGONOMIC HAZARDS INCLUDE
a) Occupational Risk Factors

b) Repetition – task or series of motions performed over and over

c) Forceful Exertions – amount of physical effort required to complete task

d) Awkward Postures – reaching, twisting, bending, holding fixed positions

e) Contact Stress – localized pressure exerted against the skin by external force

f) Signs and Symptoms – pain, numbness, tingling, stiffness, decreased range of motion

EXPLAIN PREVENTION
Manual handling of tools and materials:
a) Use equipment (dollies, carts, hoists, motorized buggies) and
other mechanical devices. Don’t forget that other workers can
help too.
b) Break loads into smaller units; carry a 50lb load twice instead
of a 100lb load once.
c) Prepare by stretching and warming up before performing
lifting tasks. Label materials and use proper lifting techniques.

Revision No: 2.0 | Revision Date: 1st June 2022 | Doc No: CSF/SMM/HSE/4.09

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