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Unit 8: Part 2 - Mechanical handling

Unit 8: Part 2 - Mechanical handling. NEBOSH Health & Safety Certificate. What you need to know. The hazards, precautions and procedures necessary to ensure safety in the use and maintenance of: Fork-lift trucks Manually operated load moving equipment (sack trolleys, pallet trucks, etc);

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Unit 8: Part 2 - Mechanical handling

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  1. Unit 8: Part 2 - Mechanical handling NEBOSH Health & Safety Certificate

  2. What you need to know • The hazards, precautions and procedures necessary to ensure safety in the use and maintenance of: • Fork-lift trucks • Manually operated load moving equipment (sack trolleys, pallet trucks, etc); • Lifts, hoists, conveyors; • and cranes. • Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998 requirements and statutory examination of lifting equipment

  3. Mechanical handling and lifting equipment • Conveyor hazards: • In-running nip between drive-rollers and belt [quarry accidents during cleaning at bottom roller]; • Entanglement; • With transmission machinery [chain & sprocket drives]; • Conveyor belt/slats. • Elevator hazards: • Because loads lifted to height [eg. Materials hoist on construction site] the loads can fall onto people below if [a] unsecured or [b] people are allowed under elevator while it is working.

  4. Mechanical handling

  5. Slat and roller conveyors

  6. Fork-lift trucks • Accidents: • Overturning, due to high speed turns, ramp turns, driving with raised load, uneven road surface [most fatals]; • see Reg 26 & 27, PUWER 98 and vehicle restraints, ROPS. • Overloading, unstable loads; • Collisions with • Overhead obstructions • Racking systems [eg. Wrexham warehouse]; • Pedestrians, other vehicles. • Main causes: • Lack of driver training - see HSE’s ‘Rider operated lift trucks - operator training’ COP 26 and PUWER Regs 8&9 • Lack of maintenance [for safety purposes] - PUWER 98, Reg 5

  7. Fork-lift trucks - overloading

  8. Fork-lift trucks - overturning

  9. Fork-lift trucks [2] • Other hazards: • Fire and explosion; • Battery re-charging, or; • Flammable atmosphere [eg. Paint factory]; • Exhaust gas/fumes in confined spaces; • Hydraulic failure on lifting forks; • Unauthorised use as a working platform [see example].

  10. Lifts, hoists • Definition: ‘..incorporates a platform or cage and is restricted in its movement by guides.’ Handbook • Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 • features: • sound mechanical construction - strength & stability [Reg 4] • interlocked doors or gates - Reg 5 • passenger lifts also need; • automatic braking system to prevent overruns; • min. 2 suspension ropes [each can carry max. working load]; • safety device to support lift if ropes fail.

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