OHS

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OHSW Manual Handling Training

• PRESENTER
• Self Learning Online.

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We dont come to work to get hurt!
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Manual HandlingCourse Outline

• Identification of Issues
• Risk Assessment
• Control Options
• Exercise
• Evaluation

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Manual Handling occurs when

• Lifting
• Lowering
• Pushing
• Pulling
• Carrying
• Moving
• Holding
• Restraining.
• .. Any person, animal or thing

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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.

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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

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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

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Manual Handling
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Manual Handling Stats
Note costs reflect payments on claims opened in
given year only
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Risk Identification
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Risk AssessmentShould Occur

• BEFORE
• Undertaking a manual handling task
• AFTER
• Injury

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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
• 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

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Risk Assessment
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
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Exercise Use this form to assess the risks at
this site
This risk assessment is available as an appendix
in the Manual Handling Procedure
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The Personal Cost of Injury

• Pain and discomfort
• Impact on others (work/family)
• Financial considerations

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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
• 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.
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Risk Control Options

• Train Staff
• For the specific task
• To use the best technique
• In the use of aids

Back off! CD
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Control Considerations for Manual Handling

• 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?

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Control of Manual Handling Risk/s
Eliminate the Task (Dont do it!)
Must you handle the object, child or undertake
the task?
No
Yes
List your other Safer Options ____________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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Stop!! Look!! Think!! Do you really HAVE to
perform the task in a way which may expose you to
injury?
No
Continued on next slide..
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Substitute Is elimination/reduction of risk by
redesign practicable?
Engineer Is reduction of risk by mechanical aids
possible?
Training Reduce the risk by training and
education?
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Options ...
Manual handling training? Back care and
stretching? Personal Fitness training? Specific
physiotherapy training? Occupational therapy
training? Agreed staff responses? Protective
behaviour training?
Options
Risk Control Plan (To be written in consultation
with Health and Safety Representative and
Employees) Short Term (Indicate time
frame)
.. L
ong 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.
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Safe Lifting Techniques

• Prepare- Clear area of
• hazards, oils, objects on floor, pathways
• Check load
• 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

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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

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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

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Job Design Checklist 3

• Work should minimise lifting and handling

Refer to the Manual Handling Code of Practice,
available from SafeWork SA
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Risk Identification. The statistics

• Click HERE to see DECS Manual Handling
  statistics(press escape to return here when
  finished)
• Click HERE to continue the show
• Slide hidden while STATS updated

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DECS Health Safety Services
www.decs.sa.gov.au/ohs
Project Officer, Training (email)