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TLID1001 Shift materials safely using manual handling

methods

LEARNER GUIDE




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TABLEOF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 3

UNIT INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 5

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE ...................................................................................................................................... 5 ABOUT ASSESSMENT .......................................................................................................................................... 5

ELEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA ..................................................................................................... 7

PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE AND KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE ................................................................................ 9

PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE ................................................................................................................................. 9 KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE ................................................................................................................................... 10

ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS .......................................................................................................................... 11

PRE‐REQUISITES .......................................................................................................................................... 11

TOPIC 1 – ASSESS RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING LOAD ................................................................... 12

PRODUCTS, GOODS OR MATERIALS TO BE RELOCATED ARE IDENTIFIED AND ASSESSED TO DETERMINE

APPROPRIATE RELOCATION METHOD ......................................................................................................... 12

SAFE MANUAL HANDLING TECHNIQUES ...................................................................................................................... 12 IDENTYFYING THE MANUAL HANDLING COMPONENTS OF A TASK ..................................................................................... 12 TASK BREAKDOWN ................................................................................................................................................ 13

STORAGE LOCATIONS ARE DETERMINED AND POTENTIAL ROUTES TO BE FOLLOWED ARE IDENTIFIED ......... 13

SITE LAYOUT AND OBSTACLES .................................................................................................................................. 13 WORKPLACE LAYOUT ............................................................................................................................................. 13

Hierachy of control ...................................................................................................................................... 14 ASSESS CONTROLS ................................................................................................................................................. 15 ANALYSE WORK TASKS ........................................................................................................................................... 15

Modifications to work tasks ........................................................................................................................ 15 Advantages and disadvantages of different options .................................................................................. 15

RELEVANT WHS/OHS PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES CONCERNING THE MANUAL LIFTING AND MOVEMENT OF LOADS ............. 16 HOW DO YOU USE MANUAL HANDLING AIDS AND EQUIPMENT? ...................................................................................... 17 MANUAL HANDLING AIDS ........................................................................................................................................ 17 APPLYING MANUAL LIFTING AIDS IN THE WORKPLACE ................................................................................................... 18

EFFECT OF LOAD RELOCATION ON ORIGINAL LOAD BASE IS PREDICTED & POINTS OF BALANCE ARE

ESTIMATED ................................................................................................................................................. 18

WHAT IS A HAZARD? ............................................................................................................................................. 19 WHAT IS A RISK? ................................................................................................................................................... 19 RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH MANUAL LIFTING AND HANDLING ............................................................................................ 20

REQUIRED CLEARANCES ARE COMPARED TO AVAILABLE SPACE AND ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE TO MOVING

LOADS TO REFLECT REQUIRED CLEARANCE .................................................................................................. 20

CLEAR A PATH ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 PREPARE THE DESTINATION .................................................................................................................................... 20

EFFECTS OF MOVING CONTENTS, WHICH MAY BE LOOSE, LIQUID, DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS, ARE

CONSIDERED SIZE TO WEIGHT RATIO OF ITEMS TO BE MANUALLY HANDLED ARE IDENTIFIED ...................... 21

RISKS IN POTENTIAL ROUTES ARE CONSIDERED ........................................................................................... 21

MANUAL HANDLING RISK ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................................................... 21




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MANUAL HANDLING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE CONSIDERED HIGH RISK ................................................................................... 22 HAZARD AND INCIDENT REPORTING PROCEDURES ........................................................................................................ 22

RISKS TO SELF ARE IDENTIFIED ARISING FROM THE REQUIRED LIFTING, LOAD CARRYING, SET DOWN OR

MOVEMENT OF THE GOODS ........................................................................................................................ 23

RISK ASSESSMENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY ............................................................................................... 23 TYPES OF INJURIES THAT CAN RESULT FROM MANUAL HANDLING .................................................................................... 23 RISK ASSESSMENTS ............................................................................................................................................... 23 SAFE LIFTING PRINCIPLES ......................................................................................................................................... 24 REDUCING REPETITIVE MOVEMENT ........................................................................................................................... 25 SOURCES OF ADVICE ON MANUAL HANDLING RELEVANT TO WORK FUNCTION .................................................................... 25 LEGISLATION ........................................................................................................................................................ 25 INDUSTRY CODES OF PRACTICE ................................................................................................................................ 25 NATIONAL STANDARDS .......................................................................................................................................... 26

MANUAL HANDLING PROCEDURES FOR LIFTING, LOWERING AND CARRYING, PUSHING AND PULLING ARE

IDENTIFIED & TEAM LIFTING PROCESSES ARE CONSIDERED WHEN MOVING LOADS ..................................... 26

APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS DETERMINED ........................................................... 28

RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR OR PPE ............................................................................................... 28 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .......................................................................................................................... 28 SELECTING APPROPRIATE PPE .................................................................................................................................. 28

TOPIC 2 – PLAN LOAD RELOCATION ............................................................................................................. 29

RELOCATION OF THE LOAD IS PLANNED, CONSISTENT WITH THE CODE OF PRACTICE FOR MANUAL HANDLING

AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RISK ASSESSMENT & PROCESS FOR RELOCATING LOAD IS PROPOSED

INCLUDING PREDICTING AND PLANNING FOR POTENTIAL DIFFICULTIES ....................................................... 29

PROPOSED PROCESS IS CHECKED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CODE OF PRACTICE AND WORKPLACE

PROCEDURES .............................................................................................................................................. 30

TOPIC 3 – RELOCATE LOAD .......................................................................................................................... 31

ACTIONS FOR LIFTING, LOWERING AND CARRYING, PULLING AND PUSHING A LOAD ARE IN ACCORDANCE

WITH WORKPLACE PROCEDURES AND WHS/OHS REQUIREMENTS .............................................................. 31

HOUSEKEEPING STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES ........................................................................................................... 33

APPLICATIONS APPROPRIATE FOR TEAM RELOCATION OF LOAD ARE IDENTIFIED & TEAM LIFTING TASKS ARE

COORDINATED ............................................................................................................................................ 33

LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS .......................................................................................................................................... 34

PLANNED PROCESS AND ROUTE ARE FOLLOWED ......................................................................................... 34

RELOCATED MATERIALS ARE SET DOWN WITHOUT DAMAGE TO GOODS, PERSONNEL OR EQUIPMENT AND

ARE CHECKED FOR STABILITY & RELOCATION IS CHECKED TO SEE IT MEETS WORK REQUIREMENTS AND

VARIANCE/S ARE REPORTED ....................................................................................................................... 34

SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................. 35

REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................................ 35




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UNIT INTRODUCTION

ThisresourcecoverstheunitTLID1001Shiftmaterialssafelyusingmanualhandlingmethods.

Thisunitinvolvestheskillsandknowledgerequiredtoshiftloadssafelyusingmanualhandlingmethods.Workmustbecarriedoutincompliancewiththerelevantworkhealthandsafety(WHS)/occupationalhealthandsafety(OHS)regulationsconcerningthemanualhandlingandmovementofloads.

Itincludesassessingtherisksassociatedwithrelocatingtheload,planningtherelocationprocessandcarryingouttherelocationinaccordancewiththeplan.

Workisperformedundersomesupervisiongenerallywithinateamenvironment.

Nolicensing,legislativeorcertificationrequirementsapplytothisunitatthetimeofpublication.

ABOUTTHISRESOURCE

Thisresourcebringstogetherinformationtodevelopyourknowledgeaboutthisunit.Theinformationisdesignedtoreflecttherequirementsoftheunitandusesheadingstomakesiteasiertofollow.

Readthroughthisresourcetodevelopyourknowledgeinpreparationforyourassessment.Youwillberequiredtocompletetheassessmenttoolsthatareincludedinyourprogram.Atthebackoftheresourcearealistofreferencesyoumayfindusefultoreview.

Asastudentitisimportanttoextendyourlearningandtosearchouttextbooks,internetsites,talktopeopleatworkandreadnewspaperarticlesandjournalswhichcanprovideadditionallearningmaterial.

Yourtrainermayincludeadditionalinformationandprovideactivities,slidepresentations,andassessmentsinclasstosupportyourlearning.

ABOUTASSESSMENT

Throughoutyourtrainingwearecommittedtoyourlearningbyprovidingatrainingandassessmentframeworkthatensurestheknowledgegainedthroughtrainingistranslatedintopracticalonthejobimprovements.

Youaregoingtobeassessedfor: Yourskillsandknowledgeusingwrittenandobservationactivitiesthatapply

toyourworkplace. Yourabilitytoapplyyourlearning. Yourabilitytorecognisecommonprinciplesandactivelyusetheseonthejob.




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YouwillreceiveanoverallresultofCompetentorNotYetCompetentfortheassessmentofthisunit.Theassessmentisacompetencybasedassessment,whichhasnopassorfail.Youareeithercompetentornotyetcompetent.NotYetCompetentmeansthatyoustillareintheprocessofunderstandingandacquiringtheskillsandknowledgerequiredtobemarkedcompetent.Theassessmentprocessismadeupofanumberofassessmentmethods.Youarerequiredtoachieveasatisfactoryresultineachofthesetobedeemedcompetentoverall.

Allofyourassessmentandtrainingisprovidedasapositivelearningtool.Yourassessorwillguideyourlearningandprovidefeedbackonyourresponsestotheassessment.Forvalidandreliableassessmentofthisunit,arangeofassessmentmethodswillbeusedtoassesspracticalskillsandknowledge.

Yourassessmentmaybeconductedthroughacombinationofthefollowingmethods:

WrittenActivity

CaseStudy

Observation

Questions

ThirdPartyReport

Theassessmenttoolforthisunitshouldbecompletedwithinthespecifiedtimeperiodfollowingthedeliveryoftheunit.Ifyoufeelyouarenotyetreadyforassessment,discussthiswithyourtrainerandassessor.

Tobesuccessfulinthisunityouwillneedtorelateyourlearningtoyourworkplace.Youmayberequiredtodemonstrateyourskillsandbeobservedbyyourassessorinyourworkplaceenvironment.Someunitsprovideforasimulatedworkenvironmentandyourtrainerandassessorwilloutlinetherequirementsintheseinstances.




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ELEMENTSANDPERFORMANCECRITERIA

1Assessrisksassociatedwithrelocatingload

1.1 Products,goodsormaterialstoberelocatedareidentifiedandassessedtodetermineappropriaterelocationmethod

1.2 Storagelocationsaredeterminedandpotentialroutestobefollowedareidentified

1.3 Effectofloadrelocationonoriginalloadbaseispredicted

1.4 Pointsofbalanceareestimated

1.5 Requiredclearancesarecomparedtoavailablespaceandadjustmentsaremadetomovingloadstoreflectrequiredclearance

1.6 Effectsofmovingcontents,whichmaybeloose,liquid,dangerousorhazardous,areconsidered

1.7 Risksinpotentialroutesareconsidered

1.8 Riskstoselfareidentifiedarisingfromtherequiredlifting,loadcarrying,setdownormovementofthegoods

1.9 Manualhandlingproceduresforlifting,loweringandcarrying,pushingandpullingareidentified

1.10Teamliftingprocessesareconsideredwhenmovingloads

1.11Appropriatepersonalprotectiveequipmentisdetermined

1.12Sizetoweightratioofitemstobemanuallyhandledareidentified

2Planloadrelocation 2.1 Relocationoftheloadisplanned,consistentwiththecodeofpracticeformanualhandlingandinaccordancewiththeriskassessment

2.2 Processforrelocatingloadisproposedincludingpredictingandplanningforpotentialdifficulties

2.3 Proposedprocessischeckedforcompliancewithcodeofpracticeandworkplaceprocedures




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3Relocateload 3.1 Actionsforlifting,loweringandcarrying,pullingandpushingaloadareinaccordancewithworkplaceproceduresandWHS/OHSrequirements

3.2 Applicationsappropriateforteamrelocationofloadareidentified

3.3 Teamliftingtasksarecoordinated

3.4 Plannedprocessandroutearefollowed

3.5 Relocatedmaterialsaresetdownwithoutdamagetogoods,personnelorequipmentandarecheckedforstability

3.6 Relocationischeckedtoseeitmeetsworkrequirementsandvariance/sarereported




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PERFORMANCEEVIDENCEANDKNOWLEDGEEVIDENCE

Thisdescribestheessentialknowledgeandskillsandtheirlevelrequiredforthisunit.

PERFORMANCEEVIDENCE

Evidencerequiredtodemonstratecompetenceinthisunitmustberelevanttoandsatisfyalloftherequirementsoftheelementsandperformancecriteriaonatleastoneoccasionandinclude:

Applyingprecautionsandrequiredactiontominimise,controloreliminate

risksthatmayexistwhenmanuallyliftingandhandlingmaterialsandgoods

Applyingrelevantlegislationandworkplaceprocedures

Communicatingeffectivelywithotherswhenmanuallyliftingandhandling

materialsandgoods

Implementingcontingencyplanswhenmanuallyliftingandhandling,

materialsandgoods

Interpretingandfollowingoperationalinstructionsandprioritisingwork

Interpretingmanualhandlingrisks

Modifyingactivitiesdependingonoperationalcontingencies,risksituations

andenvironments

Operatingandadaptingtodifferencesinloadsandmaterialsinaccordance

withstandardoperatingprocedures

Readingandinterpretinginstructions,proceduresandinformationrelevant

tothemanualliftingandhandlingofmaterialsandgoods

Selectingandusingrequiredpersonalprotectiveequipmentconformingto

industryandworkhealthandsafety(WHS)/occupationalhealthandsafety

(OHS)standards

Usingcorrectmanualhandlingpractices

Workingcollaborativelywithotherswhenmanuallyliftingandhandling

materialsandgoods

Workingsystematicallywithrequiredattentiontodetailwithoutinjurytoself

orothers,ordamagetogoodsorequipment.




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KNOWLEDGEEVIDENCE

Evidencerequiredtodemonstratecompetenceinthisunitmustberelevanttoandsatisfyalloftherequirementsoftheelementsandperformancecriteriaandincludeknowledgeof:

Housekeepingstandardsandprocedures

RelevantWHS/OHSproceduresandguidelinesconcerningthemanuallifting

andmovementofloads

Riskswhenmanuallyliftingandhandlingmaterialsandgoods,andrelated

precautionstocontroltherisk,including:

o Controlledactionsonamovementduringlifting

o Distanceoverwhichloadistobeshifted

o Frequencyofshiftingoperations

o Loadonthespineduringlifting

o Posturesandpositionsduringlifting

o Rotationandsidemovementofthespineduringlifting

o Timeallowedforshiftingtheload

o Type,weightandpositionoftheload

Worklayout

Sitelayoutandobstacles

Workplaceproceduresandpoliciesformanualhandling




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ASSESSMENTCONDITIONS

Asaminimum,assessorsmustsatisfyapplicableregulatoryrequirements,whichincluderequirementsintheStandardsforRegisteredTrainingOrganisations,currentatthetimeofassessment.

Asaminimum,assessmentmustsatisfyapplicableregulatoryrequirements,whichincluderequirementsintheStandardsforRegisteredTrainingOrganisations,currentatthetimeofassessment.

Assessmentmustoccurinworkplaceoperationalsituationswhereitisappropriatetodoso;wherethisisnotappropriate,assessmentmustoccurinsimulatedworkplaceoperationalsituationsthatreplicateworkplaceconditions.

Assessmentprocessesandtechniquesmustbeappropriatetothelanguage,literacyandnumeracyrequirementsoftheworkbeingperformedandtheneedsofthecandidate.

Resourcesforassessmentmustinclude:

Arangeofrelevantexercises,casestudiesand/orothersimulations

Relevantandappropriatematerials,tools,equipmentandpersonalprotective

equipmentcurrentlyusedinindustry

Applicabledocumentationincludingworkplaceprocedures,regulations,

codesofpracticeandoperationmanuals

PRE‐REQUISITES

Thisunitmustbeassessedafterthefollowingpre‐requisiteunit:

Therearenopre‐requisitesforthisunit.




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TOPIC 1 – ASSESS RISKS ASSOCIATEDWITHRELOCATINGLOAD

PRODUCTS,GOODSORMATERIALSTOBERELOCATEDAREIDENTIFIEDANDASSESSEDTODETERMINEAPPROPRIATE

RELOCATIONMETHOD

ManualHandlingcanincludeanyactivityrequiringtheuseofforceexertedbyapersontolift,push,pull,carryorotherwisemoveorrestrainanymovingorstationaryobject.

Manualhandlinginjuriescanbecausedby: Liftingheavyweights Repetitivereaching,twistingandbending Poorsitting,standingandtypingpostures

Thereareseveralwaysaloadcanbemovedfromoneplacetoanother.Themainmethodsusedare:

Pushing,suchaspushingadrum Carrying,suchascarryingacartonofstock Lifting,suchasliftingaboxupontoashelf Reachingorholding,suchasplacingorpassingstockontohighshelving Small,frequenttasks(repetition),suchaskeyboardentriesorloadingsmall

stockitemsfromashelfontoapalletfromoneposition Teamlifting,movingalargeorheavyobjecttoanotherlocationbysharing

theweightbetweenateam.

SAFEMANUALHANDLINGTECHNIQUES

Safemanualhandlingtechniquesincludearangeofsafetyandassessmenttasksincluding:

Siteassessment Loadassessment Assistedlifting LiftingMachines Safeliftingtechniques

IDENTYFYINGTHEMANUALHANDLINGCOMPONENTSOFATASK

Priortothecarryingoutofanyworktaskswithintheworkplaceitisessentialtoensurethatthetaskisappropriatelyanalysedinordertodeterminetherangeofmanualhandlingcomponentsthatarerelatedtoataskinordertobeabletominimisetherisksofmanualhandlingcomponentsandalsoplanforsafemanualhandlingactivities.

Youwillneedtodeterminetheitemsthatneedtobemovedandassesstheirweight,sizeandanyothercharacteristicsthatrelatetothemovementofeachitem.




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TASKBREAKDOWN

Inordertobeabletoeffectivelyidentifyallofthemanualhandlingcomponentsofaspecificworktaskitwillbenecessarytoconductthefollowingactions:

Identifytheitemstobemoved

Identifytheequipmentyouneedtouse

Identifytheroutetobetaken

Writedowneachofthestepsofthetask

Analyseeachsteptodetermineifanymanualhandlingisrequired

STORAGELOCATIONSAREDETERMINEDANDPOTENTIALROUTESTOBEFOLLOWEDAREIDENTIFIED

Nowitistimetodecidewhereyouaregoingtomovetheloadto.Startbyidentifyingwheretheloadneedstogotoandifthereareanymanualhandlingaidsandequipmentthatyoucanusetoassistyou.Youmustalsodecidewhichwayyouwilltaketheload(theroute).

SITELAYOUTANDOBSTACLES

Todeterminewheretheloadistobemoved,itisimportantthatyoulearnaboutthesitelayoutandanyobstaclesthatwillmakeitdifficulttolocateandtransportyourstock.

Whensearchingfortherequiredstock,allgoodsthatarekeptonsiteshouldbeclearlymarkedandorganisedintoareasforeaseofaccess,andtocutdownonlengthyorderprocessingtimes.

Obstaclesthatareintheaislesorequipmentnotinplacecancauseadangerandinconveniencetothosemovingstockaroundthewarehouse.Itisvitalthatthelayoutandpreventionofobstacleareadequatesothatmovementaroundthewarehouseisdonewitheaseandnodangerisposedtothosemoving.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsonwheretolocatesomethingyouwillbeabletoaskasupervisororlocateitonyourplanorelectronicsystem.

WORKPLACELAYOUT

Itwillbenecessarytoensurethatarangeofriskassessmentactivitiesontheenvironmentandworkplacelayoutinordertodeterminetherangeofrisksthatareassociatedwiththeworkenvironmentandarangeofappropriatecontrolsthatmaybeimplementedinordertominimisemanualhandlingrisks.Theworklayoutwillaffectmovinggoodsif:




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Toomuchpressureisappliedtocompletingliftingandmovinginaminimal

timeframeorrestrictedspacetomovethegoods.

Peopleareorderedtoperformdutiestheyarenottrainedtodo

Equipmentandresourcesusedtomovegoodsarenotavailableorinsufficient

forthejob

Obstaclesblockorimpedemovement

Assistanceisnotprovidedwhenteamliftsarerequired

HIERACHYOFCONTROL

Thehierarchyofcontrolisafivestageprocess,eachofthestagesfromhighestlevelofcontroldowntothelowestlevelofcontrolwillattempttoeitherremovetheriskorreduceittoanacceptablelevel,ifthecontrolatthetopeithercannotbeusedinthisparticularsituationbecauseitisimpracticalorinappropriateorifthereisstillalevelofriskthenthenextlevelofcontrolwillneedtobeapplieduntilallofthestagesofthehierarchyhavebeenusedinorder.

Thehierarchyofcontrolisasfollowsfromhighesttolowest:

Elimination‐Removetheriskentirelyfromtheworkplace.Forexamplea

brokenpieceofequipmentthatisnolongerneededbutistakingupspaceand

causingamanualhandlingriskduetoliftinginacrampedspace.

Substitution‐Removetheitemorthingthatiscausingtheriskandreplaceit

withasaferversion.Brokentilesthatmaycauseaslippinghazardare

replacedwithnewnon‐slipones.

Isolation‐Separatetheriskfromtheworkerswithaphysicalbarrierlikea

wall.

Engineeringcontrols‐Changethephysicalmakeupoftheitemorredesign

thejobtasksinordertominimiserisk.Thistypeofcontrolmayinclude

changingtheheightofshelvesormovingobstructionsthatcauseleaning

whenlifting.

Administrativecontrols‐Traintheworkershowtomitigatetherisk

throughsafeworkactions.Teachsafemanualhandlingtechniques.

PersonalProtectiveEquipment‐Providetheworkerswithappropriate

PPEtoreducetheremainingportionoftherisktoareasonablelevel.




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ASSESSCONTROLS

Oncecontrolshavebeenappliedandthroughouteachofthestagesofthehierarchyofcontrolitwillbenecessarytoreassesstheriskusingtheriskmatrixinordertoensurethatriskhavebeenaccuratelyreducedasanticipatedandareattherequiredlevelinordertocontinueworkpractices.

ANALYSEWORKTASKS

Itmaybenecessarytoensurethatcontrolsintheformofmodificationswithintheauthorityoftheworkerareappliedinordertoeffectivelyreducetheriskofinjury.

Itwillbenecessarytoassesandanalysealloftheactionsthatmakeupaworktaskinordertodeterminewhichaspectsregardingthetaskcontributetotheriskofinjuryduetomanualhandlingaspectsofthetask.

Questionsthatcanbeaskedinclude:

Howcantheworktaskbesafelyaltered?

Whataspectsoftheworktaskneedtochange?

Isthereanotherwayofdoingthings?

MODIFICATIONSTOWORKTASKS

Therearearangeofmodificationsthatcanbemadetoensurethatworktasksarealteredinamannerthatmakesthemsafer.

Modificationmayinclude:

Jobsharing

Taskreallocation

Groupingsimilartasks

Includingdifferentequipment

Changingworkrequirementstoeliminateorreducemanualhandlingtasks

ADVANTAGESANDDISADVANTAGESOFDIFFERENTOPTIONS

Itwillbenecessarytoensurethatarangeofadvantagesanddisadvantagesarediscussedandassessedwitharangeofmodificationsthatcouldbemadetoworktasks.

Advantagesmayinclude:

Reducedrisk

Saferchoice




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Disadvantagesmayinclude:

Moretimely

Moreexpensive

Newequipmentneeded

RELEVANTWHS/OHSPROCEDURESANDGUIDELINESCONCERNINGTHEMANUALLIFTINGANDMOVEMENTOFLOADS

OHSAct1984

OHSRegulations1996

CodeofPracticeforManualTasks2010

WorkplaceManualHandlingPolicies&Procedures

RiskAssessmentsProcedures

“Thekeytosafemanualmaterialshandlingisinthewayyoucarryoutthetasks.”

Taskscanbemadesaferby:

Reducingliftingandloweringforces.

Avoidingbending,twistingandreaching.

Reducingpushing,pulling,carryingandholding.

Partsoftheseproblemscanbeovercomebyjobredesign.Thisislargelyamatterformanagement.YoucanhelpbysuggestingideastoyourWHS/OHSCommitteeorsupervisor.

Jobredesigncanreducetherisktoyouby:

Modifying(changing)theobject.Forexample,makingsmallerpackages.

Modifyingtheworkplacelayout(theareayouactuallyworkin).

Rearrangingmaterialsflow.Forexample,reducingdistancestraveled.

Performingdifferent(andlessrisky)actions,movementsandforces.

Usingmechanicalassistance.

Useofteamlifting.Forexample,workingtogethertoshare(andreduce)the

burden.




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Manualhandlingaidsaregenerallydefinedas:

“Small,handoperateddevices,whichassistinthemovementandrelocationofloads”.Suchaspalletjackstrolleys.

Theyaredesignedtoprovideassistancetotheuser.Theyhelpyoutoremoveorreducethestressesthatyourbodysufferswhencarryingoutmanualhandlingtasks.

Whenplanningorchangingwarehousingoperations,organisationsshouldincludemanualhandlingneedsinthedesignofthestructure.Thatis,thewaytasksarecarriedoutshouldbestudiedtoseeifthereisabetter,saferwayofdoingthem.

Solutionstoimprovemanualhandlingcanbequitesimple,suchas:

Safetystands

Adjustablebenchheights

Ramps

Rollerconveyors

Youshoulduseanaidtoavoidactionsthatareahazardtoyou.Thisishowyouremoveorreducetheriskwhencarryingouttaskswhichinvolvebending,twistingandcarrying.

Themostcommontypesofaidsprovideyouwithleverage.Thisincreasestheforcethatyoucanapplywithareducedamountofeffort.Leverscancomeinmanyforms.

Itisimportanttorememberthat:

Youmightrequiretrainingonthecorrectuseofsomeequipment.Ifyouare

unsurehowsomethingworks,askyoursupervisor.

Equipmentmustbeproperlymaintainedandstored;otherwiseitcanbecome

ahazardinitsownright.

Maintenanceschedulesformanualhandlingaidsmustbekeptup‐to‐date.

HOWDOYOUUSEMANUALHANDLINGAIDSANDEQUIPMENT?

Therearearangeofmanualhandlingaidsthatcanbeusedinordertoensurethatworktasksareabletobemodifiedinamannerthatwillreducetheneedformanualhandlingintheworkplaceormakemanualhandlingsafer.

MANUALHANDLINGAIDS

Manualhandlingaidsarearangeofequipmentandmachinerythatcanbeusedinordertoassistwithmanualhandlingtasksandcanminimisetheassociatedrisks.Implementingmanualhandlingtasksintotheworkplaceisagreatwayofensuringthatworktaskscanbesafelymodifiedinlinewithappropriatecontrols.




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ScissorLift‐Ascissorliftisaspecialdevicethathasaplatformthatisraised

byhydraulicsandmotorstounfoldasetofarmsthatwillraisethedevise.

Scissorliftscanbeusedtoliftheavyequipmentwithintheworkplaceandisa

goodreplacementforconventionalladderswhichrelyonarangeofrisk

associatedmanualhandlingactivities.

Trolleys‐Therearearangeoftrolleysthatcanbeusedintheworkplacefor

safelytransportinggoodsfromoneareatotheother.Trolleysareanexcellent

replacementformanualhandlingtasksthatrequirecarryingand

transportingofgoods.

Boxlifter‐Boxliftersworkinasimilarmannertoafixedforkliftandarea

greatwayofreducingmanualhandlingintheworkplaceintermsoflifting

andmovingstockorotherlargeobjects.

APPLYINGMANUALLIFTINGAIDSINTHEWORKPLACE

Itisimportanttoensurethatthecorrectliftingaidisusedinyourspecificworkplace.Thiscanbedeterminedthroughtheuseoftaskanalysisandriskassessmentprocedureswithinthespecificworkplace.

EFFECTOFLOADRELOCATIONONORIGINALLOADBASEISPREDICTED&POINTSOFBALANCEAREESTIMATED

Priortomovingyourloadyoumustthinkaboutbalanceandstabilityofyourload.Itwouldbedangeroustomovealoadthatwasperhapstopheavyorunstable.Itwouldbebestinthatinstancetobreakdowntheloadandmoveitinsmallerlotsorremovethetopheavyloadandplaceitonanotherpallet.Youshouldperformaminiriskassessmentpriortomovingtheloadtocheckforstabilityandtopredicttheeffectofthemoveonyouritems.

Ifamanualhandlingtaskisassessedasbeingarisk,theemployershouldtakeallpracticablestepstocontroltherisk.Tothisend,theemployershould:

redesignthetask; whereredesignisimpracticableoruntilitiscompleted,provideandarrange,

asappropriate,mechanicalaids,personalprotectiveequipmentandteamlifting;and

ensurethattheemployeesconcernedreceivetrainingandsupervisionthatisappropriateinrelationtoactiontakenunderparagraphsa)andb)

Theemployershouldgiveeffecttotheaboveinconsultationwithemployeeswhoarerequiredtocarryoutthemanualhandlingandtheirsafetyandhealthrepresentatives,ifany.RiskControlistheprocessofeliminatingorreducingidentifiedandassessedriskfactors.i




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Riskcontrolcanbestbeaccomplishedbyacombinationof:

Jobredesign

Mechanicalhandlingequipment

Provisionortraining

Careshouldbetakentoensurethatfurtherriskstosafetyandhealtharenotcreatedbytheapplicationofcontrolmethodsaimedatreductionofmanualhandlingrisks.

WHATISAHAZARD?

Ahazardis‘asourceofpotentiallossordanger’.

Inotherwords,itisanaccidentwaitingtohappen.Itisuptoeveryoneinvolvedintheworkplacetorecognisehazardsandfixthembeforetheaccidentcanhappen.Inparticular,thisistheemployer’s&employee’sresponsibilitytoidentifyandcontrolhazards,toassistinpreventingaccidentsintheworkplace.Thisruleisthebasisofasafeandhealthyworkplace.

Thisisdoneisbyfollowingthesesteps:

Riskidentification

Riskassessment

Riskcontrol

WHATISARISK?

Ariskis‘thepossibilityofsufferingharmorloss’.

Thismeansdoingsomethingthatislikelytocausesomesortofdamageorinjury(harmorloss).However,harmorlossmightnothappenatthatparticulartimeortheinjurymightnotbeimmediatelyobvious.Thisisquiteoftenthecase,especiallywithbackinjuries,whichtendtodevelopovertimeandwithrepetitionofactivity.Forexamplefrequenttwistingandturning.

Insummary,correctmanualmaterialshandlingmethodswill:

Savetime.

Reduceorremovestressesandstrainsonyourbody.Thesearethevery

factorsthatcauseinjuries.

Injuriesfrommanualhandlingmakeupaboutonethirdofworkinjuries.Backinjuriescausemostofthesevere,long‐termproblems.Inthemostextremecases,workersareinvalidedforlifeatanearlystageoftheircareer.Thisisbecausetheyareunabletocarryoutnormalbodilymovementbecauseofspinalorothernerveorbonedamage.




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RISKSASSOCIATEDWITHMANUALLIFTINGANDHANDLING

Riskswhenmanuallyliftingandhandlingmaterialsandgoodsinclude:

Controlledactionsonamovementduringlifting

Distanceoverwhichloadistobeshifted

Frequencyofshiftingoperations

Loadonthespineduringlifting

Posturesandpositionsduringlifting

Rotationandsidemovementofthespineduringlifting

Timeallowedforshiftingtheload

Type,weightandpositionoftheload

Thefollowingtopicswilloutlinethemethodsusedtoovercomeanyrisksassociatedwithmanualliftingandhandling.

REQUIREDCLEARANCESARECOMPAREDTOAVAILABLESPACEANDADJUSTMENTSAREMADETOMOVINGLOADSTOREFLECT

REQUIREDCLEARANCE

CLEARAPATH

Onceyou'vedecidedhowbesttomovetheobject,checktomakesureyouhaveaclearpathinwhichtomove.Makesurethewalkingpathisclearofanyobstructionsandthatthewalkingsurfaceiscleananddrytohelpavoidslippingwhilecarrying,pushing,orpullingtheload.Checkingthepathfirsthandcouldsaveyouagreatdealofaggravation,andpain,downtheroad.

PREPARETHEDESTINATION

Beforemovingtheobjectmakesureyouhaveaplaceclearedinwhichtoplaceitthiswillsavetimeandpossibleinjurywhenyouarriveatyourdestination.

Wheneverpossible,storetheobjectyou'removingatwaistheight.Avoidplacingheavyobjectsaboveshoulderlevelorinareasthatrequireyoutoreachforwardmorethanarmslengthwithoutbendingatthewaist.ii




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EFFECTSOFMOVINGCONTENTS,WHICHMAYBELOOSE,LIQUID,DANGEROUSORHAZARDOUS,ARECONSIDEREDSIZETO

WEIGHTRATIOOFITEMSTOBEMANUALLYHANDLEDAREIDENTIFIED

Alwaysensurethatyouunderstandthecontentsofyourloadpriortomovingit.Liquidscanmeantheloadwillbemoreunstablewhenmotionbeginsduetothesloshingoftheliquid.Boxespackedlooselycanalsoreactuncontrollablywheninmotion.Ifyouunderstandyourloadandknowwhatisinityouaremorepreparedforanyconsequenceswhenshiftingit.

Alwaysaskforassistanceifyourloadislooselypacked,isaliquidorisadangerousgood.Thiswillensureasafermovingexperiencewithoutinjuryorharmtoyourselforsomeoneelse.Youwillalsoneedtoidentifythesizetoweightratio.Remembernoteverythingthatislargeisheavyandnoteverythingthatissmallislight.

Togiveyouanexample:youmayhaveapalletofverylargeboxes,buttheyarefullofstuffedtoys,thiswillmeantheloadalthoughlarge,isreasonablylight.Ontheotherhandyoumayhaveapalletofcarpartsthatisextremelyheavyandyoudon’thavetheequipmenttotaketheweight.Identifyingthisbeforehandcansaveinjuryandaccidentwhenyoutrytomovetheload.

Identifyingthiswillhelpyoudetermineiftheloadneedstobebrokenup,orifitcanstaywhole.

RISKSINPOTENTIALROUTESARECONSIDERED

MANUALHANDLINGRISKACTIVITIES

Withallmanualhandlingtasksthereisanelementofassociatedrisk,howevertherearearangeoffactorsthatcontributetotheriskassociatedwithmanualhandlingandthesemayinclude:

Highriskmanualhandlingactivities Environmentalrisk Trainingorknowledgerisk Equipmentandmachineryrisk

Itwillbenecessarytoensurethateachofthesefactorsareassessedpriortothecommencementofanyworktasksandifhazardsareidentifiedthenappropriatereportsandactionswillbeundertaken.




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MANUALHANDLINGACTIVITIESTHATARECONSIDEREDHIGHRISK

Highriskmanualhandlingactivitiesincludesanyactivitiesthat:

Involveholdingorliftingtheitemawayfromthebody

Liftingthatinvolvesbendingoftheback

Loadsthataredifficulttomanage

Floorlevelhandling

Overheadhandling

Includetwistingofthetrunk

Involvecarryingtheloadoveralongdistanceduetopooraccess

Repetitiveorsustainedapplicationofforce

Repetitiveorsustainedawkwardposture

Repetitiveorsustainedmovement

Applicationofhighforce

Manualhandlingofliveanimals(relatedtohandlingofpoultry)

Manualhandlingofunstableorunbalancedloads,suchasliquids

Therisksthatmaybeinvolvedinrelationtotheroutecouldinclude:

Obstaclesintheway

Unevenfloorsurface

Pedestrians

Overheadobstacles

Youwillneedtoidentifythesebeforecommencinganyliftingprocedure.Pleaseensureyou“lookup”beforeyoumoveanything.

HAZARDANDINCIDENTREPORTINGPROCEDURES

Allworkplaceswillhavetheirownhazardsandincidentreportingsystemsandthesewillinmostcasesconsistofaform,suchasahazardreport,thatmustbefilledout,regardingthedetailsortheincidentandspecificrisksanddangersthatareassociatedwitheachhazard.Whenanincidentoccursitwillbenecessarytorecordallofthedetailsoftheincident.Hazardsandincidentsmustbereportedimmediatelytothecorrectsupervisorormanagementtoensurethatcorrectiveorresponsiveactioncanoccur.




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RISKSTOSELFAREIDENTIFIEDARISINGFROMTHEREQUIREDLIFTING,LOADCARRYING,SETDOWNORMOVEMENTOFTHE

GOODS

Itisimportanttoensurethattherisktoselfandothersthatmaybecausedbymanualhandlingactivitiesisappropriatelyassessedandunderstoodthrougharangeofriskassessmentprocedures.

RISKASSESSMENTROLESANDRESPONSIBILITY

InmostworkplacestherewillbedesignatedWHS/OHSsafetysupervisorswhowillmanageandmaintainriskassessments,butthistaskisalsotheresponsibilityofallpersonnelwithintheworksite.Managingsafetywithinaworkplaceistheresponsibilityofallpersonnelinvolvedinthetaskanddepartmentarea.

TYPESOFINJURIESTHATCANRESULTFROMMANUALHANDLING

Therearearangeofdifferenttypesofinjuriesthatcanresultfrommanualhandlingactivitiesandthesevaryinseverityfromminorbackstrainstodebilitatinginjuries.

Injuriesthatmayoccurasaresultofmanualhandlingmayinclude:

Fractures,cutsandbruisingasaresultofaccidentsandfallsassociatedwith

manualhandling

Damagetothemuscles,tendons,ligaments,joints,bones,bloodvesselsand

nervedamage

Neckinjuries

Upperandlowerlimbinjuries

Backpain

Backinjuries

RISKASSESSMENTS

Whenconductingriskassessmentsonmanualhandlingtasksitwillbenecessarytotakeintoconsiderationtherangeofelementsthatmayaddrisktothemanualhandlingtask.

Manualhandlingtaskscanresultintheinjuryandthisistheassociatedrisk,itisimportanttounderstandwhatiscausingthisrisksothattheriskcanthenbeeffectivelyminimised.

Arangeofinformationcanbecollectedfrommanualhandlingcodesofpracticeandriskassessmentsheetsthatareusedwithintheworkplace.




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Factorstobeconsideredwhenassessingmanualhandlingrisksrelevanttoworkroleinclude:

Postures:Therearearangeofposturesthatmayincreasetheriskofa

manualhandlingtask.Posturesknowntoincreaseriskinclude:Leaning,

bendingfromthetrunk,liftingoverhead,standingonunevenground.

Movements:Therearearangeofmovementsthatareknowntoincreasethe

riskofamanualhandlingtaskandthesemayinclude,twisting,lifting

overheadandrepetitivemovement.

Forcerequired:Asthelevelofforcerequiredincreasesthesodoesthelevel

ofrisk.

Durationandfrequencyofmanualhandlingactivity:Thelongerormore

oftenthatatasksisconductedthehigherthelevelofassociatedrisk.

Environmentalconditions,suchashotandcoldworkenvironments:

Extremelyhotorcoldconditionscanincreasetheriskofmanualhandling

activitiesastemperaturechangescancausefatigue,lossofdexterityor

sweatyhands.

Itwillbenecessarytoensurethatallmovementsandpostureswithintheworkplaceareanalysedandassessedtoensurethatallmovementsandposturesthatarelikelytoaddriskintheworkplaceareminimisedandthatallactionsthatarelikelytoreduceriskareusedthroughoutallworktasks.

SAFELIFTINGPRINCIPLES

Safeliftingprinciplesinclude:

Alwaysliftasafeandmanageableamount

Keepthebackstraight

Keptthecoretight

Liftfromthelegs

Keepthefeetflat

Movefromthefeetandnotthehips

Crouchdowntopickitemsup,donotbendfromthehip

Manualhandlingisanyactivitythatrequiresthepushingorpullingandmanualmanipulationofanitem.Itisimportantthatalltasksareconductedwithaseriesofbreakstoensurethatmuscleshavetimetorelaxandtheworkerdoesnotbecometoofatigued.




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REDUCINGREPETITIVEMOVEMENT

Itisimportanttoensurethatallrepetitivemovementintheworkplaceisreducedandifpossiblereplacedwithliftingaidsorbreaksandjobsharingtoreducetheimpactononeperson.

SOURCESOFADVICEONMANUALHANDLINGRELEVANTTOWORKFUNCTION

Therearearangeofsourcesthatcanbeaccessedintermsofgainingadviceonmanualhandlingthatisspecifictoyourindustry.

Sourcesofadvicemayinclude:

WHS/OHSadvisors

WHS/OHSconsultants/officers

WorkSafeAustralia

OHSAct1984

OHSRegulations1996

CodeofPractice–ManualTasks2010

Workplacemanualhandlingprocedures

Safetyrepresentatives

www.commerce.wa.gov.au

LEGISLATION

InAustraliathereisaraftoflegislationthatisbasedaroundtheModelWorkHealthandSafetyActthatisdesignedtoensurethatworkersandthegreatercommunityarenotinjuredbybusinesspracticesandthatasafeworkenvironmentandpracticesaremaintainedatalltimes.Eachstateandterritoryhasitsownregulatorybodythatisresponsibleforenforcingandmaintainingthehealthandsafetylawsinitsjurisdiction.Itisessentialthatallemployeeresponsibilitiesthatarerequiredinyourstateandyourindustryareaccessedandinterpretedandincludedintodailyworkpractices.

INDUSTRYCODESOFPRACTICE

Industrycodesofpracticeareasetofguidelinesthatwhenfollowedwillensurethattheorganisationiscompliantwiththerelevantlegislationinitsjurisdiction.TherearemanycodesofpracticethatareactiveinAustraliaatthemoment,thesearenotlegalrequirementsbutarehighlyrecommendedastheyareconsideredbestpracticeandwillensurecompliancewiththelaw.Legislationcanbeveryconfusingandwrittenincomplexlegaljargonwherecodesofpracticeprovidesimplestrategiesforensuringasafeworkplacecanbemaintained.




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NATIONALSTANDARDS

NationalsafetystandardsareagreedstandardsandbenchmarksthathavebeensetasanAustralianStandard.Itisessentialthatallnationalstandardsareknownandappliedtoduringdailyworkactivities.Standardsmayberelatedtosafetyequipmentandstandardpractices.

MANUALHANDLINGPROCEDURESFORLIFTING,LOWERINGANDCARRYING,PUSHINGANDPULLINGAREIDENTIFIED&TEAMLIFTINGPROCESSESARECONSIDEREDWHENMOVINGLOADS

Here is where you must decide whether you need a team lift for the move. Here are some

tips on moving safely with a team and a guide on when you should use a team lift approach.

Teamliftingmustbecoordinatedwithallactionscommunicatedbetweenteammembers.Whenyouusesmartliftingpracticesandworkinyourpowerzone,youarelesslikelytosufferfrombacksprains,musclepulls,wristinjuries,elbowinjuries,spinalinjuries,andotherinjuriescausedbyliftingthoseheavyobjects.Trainingallbyitself,withoutmakingchangestotheworkplace,isoftennoteffectiveinpreventinginjuries.Oftenworkersaretaught“properliftingtechniques”andthensentouttoworkunderconditionsthatdonotallowthemtousethesetechniques.Communicationisessential.

Sizeuptheloadandcheckover‐allconditions.

Keeptheloadclosetothebody,getagoodgripontheload.

Bendyourkneeskeepyourbackstraight

Iftheweight,shape,orsizeofanobjectmakesthejobtoomuchforoneperson,

askforhelp.

Donothandleitonyourown.

Wearproperpersonalprotectiveequipment(PPE)toavoidfingerinjuriesand

contactstress.

Ensurethatglovesfitproperlyandprovideadequategriptoreducethechance

ofdroppingtheload.

Wearnon‐slipsoledfootweartoprovidesurefooting.

Makesurethereisenoughspaceformovementandthatthefootingisgood.

Besuretherearenoobstructionsintheplannedpathofmovementfortheload

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Keepaneyeonwhereyouplaceyourfeetwhileintransit.

Workersshouldbeapproximatelythesamesizeforteamlifting.Samesize

lifterswillkeeptheitembeingcarriedwellbalanced.

Dividetheweightliftedinhalfwhentwoworkerslifttogether.

Onepersonneedstoberesponsibleforcontroloftheactiontoensureproper

coordination.Selectthispersonbeforetheliftbegins.

Remember;ifoneworkerliftstoosoon,shiftstheload,orlowersittoosoon,

eitherworkermaybeinjured.Coordinatevoicesignals,counttheliftineg1,2,3

Lift.

Utilizeproperhandholds,includinghandles,slots,orholeswithenoughroomto

accommodateglovedhands.Usemetalbarsforreels.

Bothworkersmustworktogetherandcommunicateexpectedactions.Ifyou

needmorethanthetwoofyoutolift,askforassistance.Someitemscanbeslid

ratherthanlifted.Usemechanicalassistancewhenavailable.Mobile

transporterscanalleviatelengthylifts.

Followthesestepswhenteamlifting: Takeabalancedstancewithyourfeetaboutshoulder‐widthapart.(Itisokayto

putonefootbehindtheobjectandtheothernexttoit.)Communicatethatyou

areready.

Squatdownbutkeepyourheelsoffthefloor(ontheballsofyourfeet).Getas

closeasyoucantotheobject.

Useyourpalmsandnotjustyourfingerstogetasecuregripontheobject.Make

surethatthisgripwillholdandyouwillnothavetoswitchyourgriplater.

Liftslowly(withoutjerking)usingyourleg,abdominalandbuttockmuscles

whilekeepingtheloadascloseaspossibletoyou.Continuecommunicatingwith

helper.

Onceyouarestanding“donottwist”whenyouchangedirections.Pointyour

feetinthedirectionyouwanttogoandthenturnyourwholebody.Donottwist

withtheobjectwhileyouarewalking.

Tolowertheloadorplacetheobject,usethesesameguidelinesinreverse.

Communicateuntilliftisover.iii




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APPROPRIATEPERSONALPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENTISDETERMINED

Itisessentialtoensurethatclothing,footwearandpersonalprotectiveclothingdoesnotcontributetomanualhandlingriskswithintheworkplace.

RISKSASSOCIATEDWITHCLOTHING,FOOTWEARORPPE

Therisksthatcanbeassociatedwithclothing,footwearorPPEinclude: Slipping Looseclothinggettingcaughtinmachinery Restrictiveclothing Inappropriateclothingforthetaskorenvironment

PERSONALPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT

Workersshouldwearandusepersonalprotectiveequipmentduringtheexecutionofallworkactivities.PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)isequipmentorclothingthatisbewornorusedbyworkerstoprotectthemfrompotentialworkplacehazardsspecifictothetasksbeingcarriedoutandworkarea.

PPEmayinclude: Gloves Eyeprotectionequipmentsuchasprotectivegogglesorglasses Earmuffsorplugs Facemasks Safetyboots Hardhats Highvisibilityclothing

SELECTINGAPPROPRIATEPPE

AllPPEshouldbeselectedaccordingtothetasksthataretobeperformedaswellasthelocationinwhichthetaskswillbecarriedout.

PPEmustbe: Appropriateforthespecifictask Becorrectlyfittedandcomfortabletouse Maintainedcorrectlytoensureitseffectiveness Replacedwhenitisnolongerthebestprotectionavailable Replacedifdamaged MeetAustraliansafetystandards BecompatiblewithotherPPEorcontrolmethods Beappropriatefortheworkenvironment Notposeanotherrisktotheworker




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TOPIC 2 – PLANLOADRELOCATION

RELOCATIONOFTHELOADISPLANNED,CONSISTENTWITHTHECODEOFPRACTICEFORMANUALHANDLINGANDINACCORDANCEWITHTHERISKASSESSMENT&PROCESSFOR

RELOCATINGLOADISPROPOSEDINCLUDINGPREDICTINGANDPLANNINGFORPOTENTIALDIFFICULTIES

Onceyouhaveassessedalltherisks,decidedwhereyourloadistobemovedtoandsizeduptheloadforanyvariablesordangersinvolvedinmovingyouarereadytoplanthemoveofyourheavyload.

Ifyouimproperlyliftheavyitems,whethertheyarepackagesoroldertoddlers,youcaninjureyourbackorstrainthemusclessurroundingyourback.Shouldersandarmsmayalsobeinjured,dependinguponhowyoulift.Sincebackpainisnofuntodealwith,andcanindicateamild,moderateorevenseriousinjury,it’sbesttoavoidimproperliftingtechniques.

Twocommonmistakesoccurwhenpeopletrytoliftheavyitems.Thefirstofthesemistakescanbeoverestimatingyourstrengthwhenconsideringwhethertoliftheavyitemsalone.Ifyou’renotusedtoheavylifting,evena13‐18kgitemcanbechallengingtoliftalone.Additionally,iftheitemhasanawkwardshape,itmaybehardertogetthekindofgrasponityouneedtoliftitsafely.Thestandardrulewhenconsideringwhetherornotyoucanorshouldliftsomethingaloneis“whenitdoubt,asksomeonetohelpout.”Don’tletpridestandinthewayofsafeliftingtactics.

Anothermistake,andmostofusdothisonaregularbasis,istobendatthewaisttopickthingsupoffthefloor.Whenyoubendatthewaist,you’rereallyworkingthemusclesofyourback,chestandshoulders,andyourchancesforinjuryincreases.

Insteadofbendingatthewaist,bendatthekneesandcometoasquat

position,iftheitemisonthefloorortoapositionjustbelowtheobjectifit’s

onaslightlyhighersurface,suchasonashortercoffeetable.Thiswillhelp

yourelymoreonlegstrengthtoliftitems,thanonbackandshoulder

strength.

Pickuptheitem,ifyoufeelit’ssafetopickitupbyyourself,andbringitas

closetoyourbodyaspossible.Thiscanbecalledhugging.Thefartheryour

armshavetoextend,themorelikelyinjurywilloccur.

Useyourlegstrengthtosmoothandgentlypushupfromthebentknee

position.




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Don’ttwistorlookaroundasyou’relifting,whichcanshiftthewayyourbody

iscarryingtheweightandstrainorinjurevariousmuscles.Alsodon’tjerk

upwardquickly.

Ifyouarestrainingtopickuptheitem,andyourlegswillnotstraighten,get

somehelp.

Planoutexactlywhereandhowyouwillreleasetheitem.Becarefulnotto

dropitonyourtoesorfingers,andbendthekneesagainifyoumustputthe

itemonasurfacelowerthanyourwaist.

Beingabletoliftheavyitemssafelyisallaboutmovingslowly,liftingwiththelegs,planningthelift(andrelease),andbeingreasonableaboutwhatyoucanliftalone.Whentwopeopleliftsomethingtogether,theloadshouldbesharedevenly,andhavingtwopeopleofsimilarheighthelps,sincebothpeoplearecarryingtheitematapproximatelythesameheightandcancoordinateasmootherkneebendandlifttechnique.Moreover,payattentiontoanydoctor’srecommendationsonliftingifyouarepregnant,haverecentlyhadsurgeryorhaveinjuriesthatmightbeworsenedbyliftingevenlightobjects.Takingtheextratimetoliftheavyitemssafelyorgettinghelpifyouneeditcanproveanincredibletimesaverifitmeansyouwon’tberecoveringfromabackinjury.

PROPOSEDPROCESSISCHECKEDFORCOMPLIANCEWITHCODEOFPRACTICEANDWORKPLACEPROCEDURES

Onceyouhavedecidedonhowandwhereyourloadwillbemovedyoushouldhavesomeonechecktheplan.Thiscouldbeyoursupervisor,aworkmateoraManager.Youmustensurethatwhenyouaremovingheavyobjectsthatyoucheckalltheboxespriortomovingyourloadtodecreasethechancesofsomethinggoingwrong.

Thechecklistshouldinclude: Whatyouaremoving Theamounttobemoved. Weight/dimensionsofproducts Howyouwillmoveit. Whereitisbeingmovedto. Whowillassistyou Resourcesrequired. Timeallocated. Pathcleared. Spaceestimated. Finaloutcome. PPErequired

Yourwarehousewillhaveworkplaceproceduresandpoliciesformanualhandling.Thesemustbefollowedatalltimestoensurethesafetyofeveryoneconcernedwiththemovementofgoodsfromoneplacetoanother.




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TOPIC 3 – RELOCATELOAD

ACTIONSFORLIFTING,LOWERINGANDCARRYING,PULLINGANDPUSHINGALOADAREINACCORDANCEWITHWORKPLACE

PROCEDURESANDWHS/OHSREQUIREMENTS

Propermethodsofliftingandhandlingprotectagainstinjury.Properliftingmakesworkeasier.Youneedto"think"aboutwhatyouaregoingtodobeforebendingtopickupanobject.Overtime,safeliftingtechniquesshouldbecomeahabit.Followingarethebasicsstepsofsafeliftingandhandling.

Sizeuptheloadandcheckoverallconditions.Don'tattempttheliftbyyourselfiftheloadappearstobetooheavyorawkward.Checkthatthereisenoughspaceformovement,andthatthefootingisgood."Goodhousekeeping"ensuresthatyouwon'ttriporstumbleoveranobstacle.

Makecertainthatyourbalanceisgood.Feetshouldbeshoulderwidthapart,withonefootbesideandtheotherfootbehindtheobjectthatistobelifted.

Bendtheknees;don'tstoop.Keepthebackstraight,butnotvertical.(Thereisadifference.Tuckinginthechinstraightenstheback.)

Griptheloadwiththepalmsofyourhandsandyourfingers.Thepalmgripismuchmoresecure.Tuckinthechinagaintomakecertainyourbackisstraightbeforestartingtolift.

Useyourbodyweighttostarttheloadmovingandthenliftbypushingupwiththelegs.Thismakesfulluseofthestrongestsetofmuscles.

Keepthearmsandelbowsclosetothebodywhilelifting. Carrytheloadclosetothebody.Don'ttwistyourbodywhilecarryingtheload.To

changedirection,shiftyourfootpositionandturnyourwholebody. Watchwhereyouaregoing! Tolowertheobject,bendtheknees.Don'tstoop.Todeposittheloadonabenchor

shelf,placeitontheedgeandpushitintoposition.Makesureyourhandsandfeetareclearwhenplacingtheload.

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Steps Techniques

Planning

Size up the load and check overall conditions

Check route for clearances and obstacles

Use a handcart or dolly, etc. when possible

Break down large and heavy loads

Know your limits

Seek help if necessary

Take extra care with awkward tasks

Lifting

Remembertousethe“5”L’sofBackSafety Load

Lungs

Lever

Legs

Lordosis – keep your back straight

Carrying

Hold the load close to your body

Look where your are walking

Take extra care carrying up and down stairs

Don’t twist your body, move your feet to turn

Lowering

Bend your knees to lower the load

Don’t trap your fingers and toes

Pull it down first, then slide it into place

Don’t over‐reach or stretch

Do's and Don't's of safe lifting

Do Tuck in the chin to keep the back as straight as possible while lifting. Lift with the strong leg muscles. Ask for help with the heavy, awkward items. When possible, use mechanical equipment to move heavy items.

Don't Use your back muscles to do lifting. Try to lift an item that is too heavy of awkward. Twist your body while carrying an object. Attempt team lifting without proper coordination.




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HOUSEKEEPINGSTANDARDSANDPROCEDURES

Inanyworkplace,itisimportantthatemployeesareproactiveinmaintainingacleanandtidyworkarea.Preventionofaccident,injuryandillnessintheworkplacerequiresacommitmentfrommanagement,andemployees.Itcannotbeeffectiveunlessthereisuniversalparticipation.

Bykeepingtheworkplacecleanandtidy,allemployeeswillbecontributingtoincreasingthesafetyoftheworkplace.Themajorhousekeepingtasksthatneedtobecompletedwillinvolvegeneraltidying,wasteremoval,movingstock,clearingobstructions,etc.Someofthewaysthatworkerscanassistwithmaintainingacleanandtidyworkplaceinclude:

Allemployeesareresponsibleforconductinghousekeepingintheir

workplace.

Cleanasyougotoremovehazardsandmaintainasafeworkplace

Recycleproductsaccordingtoworkplaceprocedurese.g.cardboard,plastic,

aluminumetc.

Allemployeeshavetheresponsibilitytomaintaintheequipmentthatthey

useandtonotifyanymalfunctionstotheirmanagerorsupervisor

Equipmentneedstobekeptcleanandproperlystoredafteruse

AllExitsmustbeclearlyindicatedandmustnotbeobstructed

Rubbishshouldberegularlydisposedof

Allstaffshouldparticipateinhealthandsafetytrainingwhenprovided

Havingatidyworkplacewillpreventwasteandproductsfrombuildingupinwalkways,causingatrippinghazard,andpropercleaningwillhelpwillreducingdebrisandcontaminantsbuild‐up.

APPLICATIONSAPPROPRIATEFORTEAMRELOCATIONOFLOADAREIDENTIFIED&TEAMLIFTINGTASKSARECOORDINATED

Wherepossibleyoushouldgatherateamtoassistyoutoliftheavyobjectoralternativelyusemanualhandlingaidstohelpyou.Thiswillpreventmajorinjuriesrelatedtoliftingobjectsthataretooheavy.Acoordinatedapproachtoliftingwillreduceinjuryfromincorrectorinappropriateliftingtechniques.

Teamliftingmustbecoordinated

Iftheweight,shape,orsizeofanobjectmakesthejobtoomuchforoneperson,

askforhelp.

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Oneindividualneedstoberesponsibleforcontroloftheactiontoensureproper

coordination.Ifoneworkerliftstoosoon,shiftstheload,orlowersit

improperly,eithertheyorthepersonworkingwiththemmaybeinjured.

Walkoutofstep.v

LIFTINGHEAVYOBJECTS

Safeliftingofheavyitemsrequirestrainingandpractice.Forexample,we've

probablyallseenasmallpersonmoveheavyfeedsackswithapparentease.

Thesecretliesintakingtheproperstanceandgrip.

Whenequipmentisavailable,itshouldbeusedtoliftandcarryheavyobjects.

Loaders,forklifts,hoists,etc.aremadeforthispurpose.

PLANNEDPROCESSANDROUTEAREFOLLOWED

Alwaysensurethereisonepersoncoordinatingtheliftandtheplannedprocessisused.Oncethelifthascommencedthereshouldbenounplannedchangestotherouteorprocess.Ifplansdochangeduringtheliftinjuriescanoccurduetoconfusionofdirectionwhenpeoplearepullinginthewrongdirection.

Ifthemovehastochangeforvariousreasonstheloadshouldbeplacedonthegroundandanewplanmadepriortoliftingtheloadagain.

RELOCATEDMATERIALSARESETDOWNWITHOUTDAMAGETOGOODS,PERSONNELOREQUIPMENTANDARECHECKEDFOR

STABILITY&RELOCATIONISCHECKEDTOSEEITMEETSWORKREQUIREMENTSANDVARIANCE/SAREREPORTED

Onceyouhavemovedtheloadsuccessfullyyouwillneedtosetitdown.Makesureyoufollowallpoliciesandproceduresinordertosettheloaddownsafely.

Youwillneedtochecktheloadaftersettingitdowntoensuretheloadisstable.Inotherwords,makesureitissolidandisnotrockingormovinginanyway.

Alsomakesurethegoodsareinthecorrectplacebeforeleavingthem.Thiswillensurethatwhenitcomestimeforsomeonetofindthem,theycan.




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SUMMARY

Nowthatyouhavecompletedthisunit,youshouldhavetheskillsandknowledgetoshiftloadssafelyusingmanualhandlingmethods.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthisresource,pleaseaskyourtrainer.Theywillbeonlytoohappytoassistyouwhenrequired.

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ivhttp://nasdonline.org/39/d001607/safe-lifting-and-carrying-techniques.html

vhttp://www.augusta.k12.va.us/cms/lib01/VA01000173/Centricity/Domain/10/Safe_Lift...

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