Manual Handling & Spine Safety. Aims and Objectives Provide sufficient understanding and knowledge...

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Manual Handling & Spine Safety

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Manual Handling & Spine Safety

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Aims and Objectives

Provide sufficient understanding and knowledge of Manual Handling, the risks involved and the control measures available.

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How?

TheoryDiscussionPractical Demonstrations

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Any transporting or supporting of a load by hand or bodily forceThis includes:Lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving

Where human effort can be applied indirectly

What Is Manual Handling?

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What Is Manual Handling?

Such as:•Hauling on a rope•Pulling a lever•Applying a force to manipulate a load supported on a

•Spade•Fork•or similar implement

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Manual Handling Facts

Low back pain occurs with the same frequency in people with sedentary occupations as those in heavy labour

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Manual Handling Facts•Being overweight increases the likelihood of back pain

•Age doesn’t necessarily make any difference, bad backs affect people of all ages

•Poor handling techniques when you are young will contribute to problems in later life

•Those who have suffered from a back injury are three times more likely to suffer injury again

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Reasons for Manual Handling Training

Reduce lost working days through injury

Looking after one of the most important parts of the body

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ConsiderationsKnown as TILE:

TaskIndividual CapabilityLoadEnvironment

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Relevant Factors

Task: What is it about the way that we organise the task which might affect our health and safety?

Individual Capabilities: What is it about the people who are doing the job that might affect their health and safety?

Load: What is it about the load which might affect our health and safety?

Environment: What is it about the place which might affect our health and safety?

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Hierarchy of Measures Employers should work through to prevent or reduce the likelihood of injury:

1.Avoid manual handling2.Assess the task3.Reduce the risk4.Monitor the task5.Inform and train staff on residual risks

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Avoid Manual HandlingEliminate:By design- Reduce heavy structural materials, layout of workplace to minimise manual handling operations

Automation/mechanisation:- Cranes, hoists, forklift trucks, sack trolleys etc

Management- Delivery of heavy articles to point of use, storing heaviest materials at waist level

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The Spine

3 main functions.To protect the spinal cord

To allow movement.

To support the upper body.

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The Spinal CordThe Spine protects the spinal cord. The spinal cord and the nervous system controls all systems in the body. As the cord descends from the brain nerves peel away from the cord at each vertebrae, leading to all other parts of the body. Damage to the cord will result in the blockage of signals from the brain to the area affected.

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The Spinal Cord

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Forces

1kg Weight close to the body exerts 10kg force onto muscles of the back (1:10)

1kg Weight held at arms length exerts 100kg force onto the muscles of the back (1:100)

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How to Lift

STEP BY STEP

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1.Stop and Think

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2.Place Your Feet

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3.Get a Firm Grip

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4.Don’t Jerk

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5.Move the Feet, Keep Close to the Load

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6.Put down, Then adjust

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Lifting and Lowering Limits Guidance for tasks performed

less than 30 per hour

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Manual Handling Principles1. Stay balanced

2. Keeping your centre of gravity close to the load’s centre of gravity

3. Bending from the knees

4. Keeping the back straight, and head up

5. Staying compact when pushing

6. Moving the feet to turn, not the body

7. Moving smoothly, particularly when setting loads down

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Important Points

1. Knowledge and training alone will not guarantee safe handling

2. A risk assessment needs to be undertaken

3. Avoid if possible

4. Know your own limits

5. Put training into action at work as well as home

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REMEMBER

PREVENTIONIS

BETTERTHANCURE