Moving and Handling

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Moving and Handling

• Protecting Your Back

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Causes of Moving and Handling
Injury
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Consequences of Moving and Handling Injury
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Pain

• Pain doesnt kill.
• It just makes life not worth living

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We are all at Risk from Back Injury

• Whether we work in an office, handle people, work
  in a kitchen or store room we all use our backs.
• Back pain is the nations leading cause of
  disability

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Staff at Risk

• Admin Clerical
• Medical
• Nursing
• Other

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Cost to the NHS

• 8.2 M lost working days
• 3,600 nurses leave/year
• Moving Handling accidents 1/3 of 3 day injuries
• 400 M cost to NHS
• (BIW, DoH
  2002)
• underestimate

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Repetitive Strain Injuries

• Growing risk, e.g. Back Injury and Carpal Tunnel
  Syndrome.
• Risk Factors
• Position
• Duration
• Repetition
• Force

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Cumulative Strain Injuries

• Sitting in a Car for Hours
• Sitting in Front of a Computer Screen for Hours
• Watching T.V. in a comfortable position

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Age Related Changes

• Reaction time lengthens
• Workload capacity decreases
• Temperature related discomfort increases
• Visual capability decreases

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Legislation

• Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)
• Manual Handling Regulations (1992, 1999, 2002)
• Management of Health and Safety at Work (1992)
• Display Screen Equipment Legislation (1992)
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous
  Occurrences Regulations (1985)
• Human Rights Act (1998)

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Legislation

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Employers Duty
• To provide such information, instruction,
  training and supervision as is necessary to
  ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, the
  health and safety at work of Employees.

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Legislation

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Employees Duties
• Follow appropriate systems of work laid down for
  their safety.
• Make proper use of equipment provided to minimise
  the risk of injury.
• Co-operate with the employer on health and safety
  matters, i.e. use equipment provided.
• Take care to ensure their activities do not put
  others at risk.

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Legislation

• Display Screen Equipment Regulations (1992)
• All Staff who habitually use display screen
  equipment as a significant part of their normal
  work.
• Requires Employer to
• Analyse Workstations to reduce HS risks
• Ensure workstations meet minimum ergonomic
  requirements

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Legislation

• Manual Handling Regulations
• (1992, 1998 and 2002)
• Avoidance of Manual Handling if possible
• Assessment of Risk
• Reduction of Risks
• Review Risk Assessment

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Legislation

• Disability Discrimination Act (1995)
• ..the employer is required to make reasonable
  adjustments to the workplace and/or job in order
  to accommodate a person with a disability.
• Human Rights act (1998)
• ..everyones right to life (dignity) shall be
  protected by law.

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Ergonomics

• Involves the application of knowledge about
  human capacities and limitations to the design of
  workplaces, jobs, tasks, tools, equipment, and
  the environment.

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Ergonomics

• Ergonomics is the practical study of people in
  relation to their work environment. i.e fitting
  the workplace to the worker.

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Ergonomics (MHR)

• Environment Are there space constraints, poor
  lighting, uneven floors?
• Load Is it heavy, bulky, unlabelled?
• Individual Capability Is special, knowledge
  training or strength necessary?
• Task Does it involve holding load at distance,
  awkward height, poor posture?
• Equipment Is it necessary, available, does it
  work, do staff know how to use it?

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WorkStation Analysis 1

• Consider your Office at home or work and consider
  your workstation
• Use the Design a comfortable workstation
• With the Ergonomic Assessment criteria
• What are the potential hazards to yourself and
  other users from your own station

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Work station analysis 2

• Are you aware that there is a Display Screen
  Evaluation Form that can be completed as the
  assessment for your own work station.

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Cervical Region
Thoracic Region
Lumbar Region
Pelvic Region
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Intervertebral Disc has 4 main functions Absorbs
Shock Acts as Spacer Reduces Friction Limits
excessive movement
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Positives

• Ensure equipment is maintained
• Get storage heights at the right level
• Computer screens at the correct height for you
• Wear appropriate Clothing
• Hold load near your body
• Do not twist your spine

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Principles of Safe handling

• Stop and Think
• Prepare the area
• Foot position
• Assess the load
• Spine in Line
• Hips and Knees flexed
• Hold the Load close to your body
• Firm Hold
• Lead with your Head