OHS&W Manual Handling Training PRESENTER Self Learning Online….

OHS&W Manual Handling
Training
PRESENTER
Self Learning Online….
We don’t come to work to get
hurt!
Manual Handling
Course Outline
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Identification of Issues
Risk Assessment
Control Options
Exercise
Evaluation
Manual Handling occurs when:
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Lifting
Lowering
Pushing
Pulling
Carrying
Moving
Holding
Restraining….
….. Any person, animal or thing
Why do you need to know more
about Manual Handling?
To prevent and to reduce the severity
of injuries resulting from manual
handling tasks in the workplace.
Legal Responsibilities:
Employers are required to provide safe
systems to prevent or minimise manual
handling risks in each workplace.
Employers are required:
•To identify
•To assess
•And control risks
……. Arising from Manual Handling tasks in
the workplace
Risk Identification
Manual handling tasks likely to present risks to
health and safety are identified by:
• consultation
• direct observation
• analysis of workplace injury and incident
records
• reporting by employees
Mechanism of Injury to DECS Workers 2001/02-2005/06
Sound And Pressure
Heat, Radiation And Electricity
Biological Factors
Chemicals And Other Substances
Manual Handling
Other And Unspecified Mechanisms Of Injury
Cost
Occurrences
Hitting Objects With A Part Of The Body
Being Hit By Moving Objects
Mental Stress
Falls, Trips And Slips Of A Person
Body Stressing
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Manual Handling Stats
Manual Handling Stats
450
$2,500,000
400
$2,000,000
350
300
$1,500,000
250
Cost
Occurrences
200
$1,000,000
150
100
$500,000
50
0
$0
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
Note: costs reflect payments on claims opened in given year only
2005-06
Risk Identification
Risk Assessment
Should Occur:
BEFORE
• Undertaking a manual handling task
AFTER
• Injury
Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment of risk includes a judgement
of:
• The likelihood of an injury occurring, and
• The consequence and severity of any injury
And consider these factors:
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actions / movements
workplace and workstation layout
working posture and position
duration and frequency of manual handling
location of loads and distances moved
characteristics of loads and equipment
skills, training and experience
personal characteristics and special needs of employees
Risk Assessment
Consequences
1 – Insignificant
Dealt with by inhouse first aid, etc
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2 – Minor
3 – Moderate
4 – Major
5 – Catastrophic
Medical help needed.
Treatment by medical
professional/hospital
outpatient, etc
Significant nonpermanent injury.
Overnight
hospitalisation
(inpatient)
Extensive permanent
injury
(eg loss of finger/s)
Extended
hospitalisation
Death.
Permanent disabling
injury
(eg blindness, loss of
hand/s, quadriplegia)
High (H)
High (H)
Extreme (X)
Extreme (X)
Extreme (X)
Medium (M)
High (H)
High (H)
Extreme (X)
Extreme (X)
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Almost certain to occur in most
circumstances
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Likely to occur frequently
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Possible and likely to occur at
some time
Low (L)
Medium (M)
High (H)
Extreme (X)
Extreme (X)
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Unlikely to occur but could
happen
Low (L)
Low (L)
Medium (M)
High (H)
Extreme (X)
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May occur but only in rare
and exceptional
circumstances
Low (L)
Low (L)
Medium (M)
High (H)
High (H)
This is the standard Risk Assessment Matrix, and should be used for all Risk Assessments.
Link to Hazard Management of the Health and Safety Services Web
For the source document click HERE
Exercise: Use this form to assess
the risks at this site
This risk assessment is
available as an appendix
in the Manual Handling
Procedure
The Personal Cost of Injury
• Pain and discomfort
• Impact on others (work/family)
• Financial considerations
Risk Control Options
• Eliminate the task or actions
• Redesign the task
– Alter the object
– Change the layout of the work area
– Purchasing procedures – purchase smaller quantities
– Use smaller loads
– Rotation of tasks
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Modify actions, movement and forces
Safe Operating Procedures
Provide Mechanical Aids
Arrange for team lifting
Provide Personal Protective Equipment
See hierarchy of controls ppt show on DECS OHS website.
Risk Control Options
• Train Staff
– For the specific task
– To use the best technique
– In the use of aids
Back off! CD
Control Considerations for
Manual Handling
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Must it be moved?
Must it be lifted?
Can it be moved mechanically?
Can the load be reduced?
Can assistance be accessed?
Is the load too heavy to lift safely?
Is training required?
Control of Manual Handling Risk/s
Must you handle the object,
child or undertake the task?
No
Yes
List your other Safer
Options
Stop!! Look!! Think!!
Do you really HAVE to perform
the task in a way which may
expose you to injury?
Continued on next slide…..
Eliminate the Task
(Don’t do it!)
No
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Substitute
Is elimination/reduction of
risk by redesign practicable?
No
Is reduction of risk by
mechanical aids possible?
Yes
No
Reduce the risk by training
and education?
Yes
Yes
Options
Options
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Training
Engineer
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Manual handling training?
Back care and stretching?
Personal Fitness training?
Specific physiotherapy training?
Occupational therapy training?
Agreed staff responses?
Protective behaviour training?
Risk Control Plan
(To be written in consultation with Health and Safety Representative and Employees)
Short Term (Indicate time frame):…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Long Term (Indicate time frame):…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Relevant parties consulted? Y / N
Controls implemented? Y / N
Solutions evaluated to ensure they are effective? Y / N
Site Manager/Line manager (signature)………………..…………
Date………………………….
Safe Lifting Techniques
• Prepare- Clear area of
– hazards, oils, objects on floor, pathways
• Check load
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– Sharp edges and protrusions
Identify where load will be put after lift
Grip
Position the feet
Bend the knees
Keep straight back
Arms close to the body
Brace the stomach
Lift using your legs
Job Design Checklist 1
Work should minimise frequent or prolonged• Stooping with hands below mid thighs
• Reaching above shoulder height
• Flexion and rotation of spine under load
• Twisting of neck, shoulders and upper body
• Gripping for more than 10 seconds
• Arms outstretched for 1 minute without rest
• Work with unsupported forearms
Job Design Checklist 2
Work should minimise tasks• Which take longer than 1 hour
• Done more often than once every 5 minutes
• Repeated for more than 1 hour per shift
Job Design Checklist 3
Work should minimise lifting and handling
Refer to the Manual Handling Code
of Practice, available from
SafeWork SA
DECS Health & Safety Services
8226 1440
www.decs.sa.gov.au/ohs
Project Officer, Training (email)