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By By Phil Hughes Phil Hughes MBE MBE

andand Ed Ferrett Ed Ferrett

Manual and mechanical Manual and mechanical handlinghandling

hazards and controlhazards and control

CChapterhapter 1010

After reading this chapter you should be able to:

1.Describe the hazards and the risk factors which should be considered when assessing risks from manual handling activities

2.Outline ways of minimizing manual handling risk

3.Identify the hazards and explain the precautions and procedures to ensure safety in the use of lifting and moving equipment with specific reference to fork-lift trucks, manually operated load-moving equipment (sack trucks, pallet trucks), lifts, hoists, conveyors and cranes.

Manual and mechanical Manual and mechanical handlinghandling

hazards and controlhazards and control

Figure 10 .1Figure 10 .1 Handling goods onto Handling goods onto a truck in a typical loading docka truck in a typical loading dock

Figure 10.2Figure 10.2 Manual handling Manual handling There are many potential There are many potential hazardshazards

Figure 10.3Figure 10.3 Main injury sites causedMain injury sites causedby manual handling accidentsby manual handling accidents

Figure 10.4Figure 10.4 UK guidance for manual liftingUK guidance for manual lifting

Figure 10.5Figure 10.5 Mechanical aids to lift patients in Mechanical aids to lift patients in hospital hospital

Figure 10.6Figure 10.6 A pallet truck for moving loadsA pallet truck for moving loads

Figure 10.7Figure 10.7 Main elements of a good lifting techniqueMain elements of a good lifting technique

Figure 10.8 Figure 10.8 Conveyor systems Conveyor systems

Roller conveyor

Slate conveyor in a food factory

Overhead conveyor

Figure 10.9Figure 10.9 A brick elevatorA brick elevator

Figure 10.10Figure 10.10 Reach truck designed so that the Reach truck designed so that the load retracts inside the wheel base to save spaceload retracts inside the wheel base to save space

Figure 11Figure 11 Moving a yacht using a Moving a yacht using a large large overhead travelling gantry and slingsoverhead travelling gantry and slings

Figure 10.12Figure 10.12 A hoist for lifting carsA hoist for lifting cars

Figure 13Figure 13 Types of safety Types of safety hookhook

Figure 14Figure 14 Vehicle mounted lifting equipment in the Vehicle mounted lifting equipment in the forestforest

Figure 15Figure 15 Lorry mounted telescopic crane in Lorry mounted telescopic crane in FranceFrance