SAFE MANUAL HANDLING REQUIREMENTS AND MANUAL HANDLING TECHNIQUES
Manual Handling involves work related physical task or activity, effort or movement which involve:
Studies show one in four of a workplace injury is caused by manual handling and these common injuries include strain, neck and back injury, falls and Occupational Overuse Syndrome. Workers must ensure they are correctly using manual handling techniques to prevent these injuries from occurring to them.
The requirements to safely manual handling involves the knowledge of correctly knowing how to lift a heavy object, pull, push and carry a heavy object to prevent injuries. Ways to reduce the risk of injury include:
- lifting heavy objects
- lowering
- pushing
- pulling
- restraining an object or a load as well as cleaning, writing and typing.
Studies show one in four of a workplace injury is caused by manual handling and these common injuries include strain, neck and back injury, falls and Occupational Overuse Syndrome. Workers must ensure they are correctly using manual handling techniques to prevent these injuries from occurring to them.
The requirements to safely manual handling involves the knowledge of correctly knowing how to lift a heavy object, pull, push and carry a heavy object to prevent injuries. Ways to reduce the risk of injury include:
- if carrying a heavy load, break the load into smaller quantities
- reduce any kind of bending
- twisting or reaching movements.