Manual Handling Injuries

More than a third of all over-three day injuries for which the enforcing authorities receive reports are the result of manual handling (Manual; Tuc). The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require employers to carry out risk assessment on all activities involving moving loads by either lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, twisting or bending (Health; Manual; Stranks; Tuc). There is a hierarchy of measures an employer must carry out to meet the regulations. These are to avoid the need for hazardous manual handling so far as it is reasonably practical, to assess the risk for injury for such tasks where manual handling cannot be avoided, and to reduce the risk of injury to employees from hazardous manual handling as far as it is reasonably possible (Advice; HSE 5; Manual).

Employees should also take an active role in following the appropriate rules for work laid out for their safety, making proper use of the

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Knuckle height 10kg 16kg 25kg 15kg Mid lower leg height 7kg 13kg 20kg 10kg Floor level 3kg 7kg 10kg 5kg The above table can be used as a guide when determining the risk assessment for injury when various loads have to be lifted or moved (Advice; HSE 16-17). It is a guide for infrequent lifting and lowering of loads of no more than 30 such operations per hour and with adequate rest periods. The weights should be reduced by 30 percent if the operation occurs once or twice a minute. by 50 percent if it occurs five to 8 times a minute, and by 80 percent if it occurs more than 12 times a minute. Further assessments will also be needed if the individual moving the load is disabled or pregnant. Again, the considerations to reduce risk should be made from the viewpoint of the task, the load, the environment and the individual capacity (Advice). The task should be evaluated to see if mechanical aids are needed, to see if there is a logical work layout so loads are stored at an optimum height, that teamwork is employed for heavy loads, that there are adequate rest periods between aneling loads, and that protective clothing and gloves, o
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