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Manual Handling

Manual Handling. Dietsmann HSE Awareness Campaign. Let Safety be your Guideline! Prevent fatigue, prevent injuries, prevent accidents Handling: take care of your spine, muscles and hands Prevent risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). You need your hands! Be aware of every risk

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Manual Handling

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  1. Manual Handling • Dietsmann HSE Awareness Campaign

  2. Let Safety be your Guideline! • Prevent fatigue, prevent injuries, prevent accidents • Handling: take care of your spine, muscles and hands • Prevent risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD)

  3. You need your hands! • Be aware of every risk • Wear protection: gloves • Always remember: hygiene

  4. You need your back too! • Main handling principles • Basic rules of manual handling • Identify risk situations

  5. Manual handling: 3 main steps

  6. cervical vertebrae:neck and head movements dorsal vertebrae:connected to ribs, risk of trauma (shock, drop etc.) lumbar vertebrae:flexion, extension, rotation & support: risk of overload and permanent damage Manual handling: about your back

  7. short term: acute back injury from unique event(i.e. lifting too heavy, or in bad position) long term: chronic fragility/vulnerability of column invalidity from back pain great impact on your personal, professional and social life Manual handling: risks for your back

  8. When handling materials, with or without mechanical assistance... • be alert at all times to prevent accidents and injuries!

  9. Don’t lift an excessively heavy load Determine the weight Too heavy? Get help or use mechanical devices!

  10. Don’t lift a load that is too large to handle Determine the size Too big? Get help or use mechanical devices!

  11. Lift a load only if you can get a firm grip Assess shape and grips Can’t hold it? Get help or use mechanical devices!

  12. Look around you:assess the location Where are you going Can you get there safely? Anything elso going on?

  13. Check the floor surface Risks of falling? Risks of stumbling? Risks of slipping?

  14. Check around you! Any obstacles on the floor? Or on the ceiling? Or swinging around?

  15. Make sure you can seewhat you’re doing! Bad lighting? Heavy shadow? Anything else blocking your view?

  16. When lifting an object: Squatting position, back erect Raise the objectstraightening the legs Using leg muscles to take strain off your back

  17. When lifting an object: Avoid lifting and turning at the same time Also, avoid jerking when pulling or lifting

  18. When moving an object: Take advantage of skids, hoists, bars, jacks, blocking or rollerswhen moving heavy material

  19. Whatever you are lifting or moving: • Use appropriate personal protective equipment • Take special precautions when handling chemicals and hazardous materials

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