1. Manual Handling

2. What is manual handling?
Defined in the manual handling regulations as –
“Transporting or supporting of a load by hand or by bodily force” by?
Pulling
Lifting
Carrying
Pushing

3. Objective
Outcome
To train all of our colleagues to lift and shift safely without causing harm to themselves or others
Key factors
All stores are different and have varied stock and storage areas
Training admin staff

4. Manual Handling Injuries
Manual handling can result in fatigue, and lead to injuries of the back, neck, shoulders, arms or other body parts. Two groups of injuries may result from manual handling:
• Cuts, bruises, fractures etc., due to sudden, unexpected events such as accidents
• Damage to the musculoskeletal system of the body (muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, joints, blood vessels and nerves) as a consequence of gradual and cumulative wear and tear through repetitive manual handling.
Manual handling injuries can occur almost anywhere in the workplace and heavy manual labour, awkward postures and previous or existing injury can increase the risk.
Back pain is the most common of the work related musculo-skeletal disorders
Back injury is the largest single cause of long term sick leave
60% of adults suffer back problems annually
50% of those people will have another attack within a year
30% of adults become chronic sufferers
Prevalence is increasing among year olds
Most episodes of back pain last 6-10 days.

5. The Law – why? Health and Safety at work Act 1974 (HSAWA)
Management of Health and Safety at Work 1992
The Workplace (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
Provision Use of Workplace Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)
Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR)
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the most important legislation in the area of health and safety. It is an enabling act from which Regulations, codes of practice and guidance notes are made.
Duties of Employer
To ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of all their employees and others who might be affected by the way they go about their work.
Definition reasonably practicable
To carry out a duty ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’ means that the risk in a particular activity or environment can be balanced against the time, trouble, cost and physical difficulty of taking measures to avoid the risk.
The general duties of the HSWA 1974 are developed in the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations. The MHSWR 1999 require the employer to carry out general risk assessments of the overall risks of their operations.

6. Legal duties of employers
To ensure as far as is reasonably practicable, the health safety and welfare of their employees and others who might be affected by the way they go about their work
The employer does this by:-
Safe plant, equipment and safe systems of work
Provision of information, instruction and training
Maintenance of the workplace
A suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks
Providing competent people to assist in their duties
Safe use, storage, handling and transportation of loads
Planning, organising, controlling, monitoring and reviewing the precautions required by law.
Health and Safety at work act -
provision and maintenance of plant and safe systems of work
safety in the use, storage, handling and transport of loads and substances
provision of information, instruction, training and supervision of employees
maintenance of a safe workplace, including access and egress
maintenance of a safe and healthy working environment.
Management of Health and Safety at work regulations
to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the health and safety risks to employees and others
to make arrangements for planning, organising, controlling, monitoring and reviewing the precautions required by law
to provide adequate health surveillance
to appoint competent people to help them comply with health and safety law
to provide employees with adequate training and instruction
to co-operate and co-ordinate with other employers where they share premises or workplaces.
PUWER
to provide equipment that is suitable
to maintain equipment in efficient working order and good repair
to provide adequate training information and instruction for employees
to ensure equipment complies with European Standard.
LOLER
The Regulations require lifting equipment:
to have adequate strength and stability for its proposed use
to be marked to indicate its safe working load
to be examined at 6 month intervals for equipment for lifting people, or alternatively an examination scheme can be drawn up and intervals set for thorough examinations based on a risk assessment.

7. Legal duties of employees
To take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who might be affected by their acts or omissions
To co-operate with their employer
To use equipment provided by their employer as trained and instructed
To highlight any shortcomings in the company's H&S arrangements to the International SHE Team
HASAWA 1974
to take reasonable care of their own health and safety and those who may be affected by their acts and omissions
to co-operate with their employer to enable him to comply with his health and safety duties.
Management of H&S at work regs
to use equipment provided by their employers as instructed.
to highlight to the employer any shortcomings in their H&S arrangements
PUWER
to use equipment as they have been trained.

8. Lifting and Shifting – the six steps
Think about what tasks in your environment that involve
Lifting and lowering loads
Reaching above shoulder height
Pushing and pulling
Carrying loads
Task
What are the hazards and risks when lifting and shifting?
Think about what work tasks involve
Lifting and lowering loads
Reaching above shoulder height
Pushing and pulling
Carrying loads
GROUP TASK
What are the hazards and risks when lifting and shifting?

9. Step 1 – stop and think Is the load heavy? Do you have to
lift this load?
Do you need help?
Do you need a handling
aid?
Where do you have
to take the load?
Tell them/show them
I will now break down each step of the safe lifting technique at slow pace
Run through the slides – text below
Do you have to lift this load?
Is the load heavy?
Where do you have to take the load?
Do you need help? Do you need a handling aid?

10. Step 2 – stable base Stand feet wide apart
One foot slightly in front of the other along side load
Point feet in the direction you intend to go, if you can
Tell them/show them
I will now break down each step of the safe lifting technique at slow pace
Run through the slides – see text below
Stand feet wide apart
One foot slightly in front of the other along side load
Point feet in the direction you intend to go, if you can

11. Step 3 – posture and grip Relaxed and Adopt a comfortable good posture
Bend
your hips
and knees
Keep your back
upright
and straight
Assess the
load again
Tell them/show them
I will now break down each step of the safe lifting technique at slow pace
Run through the slides – see text below
Relaxed and comfortable
Adopt a good posture
Bend your hips and knees
Assess the load again
Keep you back upright and straight

12. Step 4 – Ready to lift No jerky Know your route movements when lifting
Get a
good grip
Keep elbows
tucked in
Keep
close to
the load
Use legs
and thighs
Tell them/show them
I will now break down each step of the safe lifting technique at slow pace
Run through the slides – see text below
Know your route
Get a good grip
Keep close to the load
No jerky movements when lifting
Keep elbows tucked in
Use legs and thighs

13. distances, set load down
Step 5 – Carrying the load
Always keep
the load close
to your body at
waist level
If you need to turn
use your feet and
avoid twisting
Don’t attempt to
carry too much on
stairs
When covering long
distances, set load down
and shake out arms
and stretch back
Move
your feet
Tell them/show them
I will now break down each step of the safe lifting technique at slow pace
Run through the slides – see text below
Always keep the load close to your body at waist level
Don’t attempt to carry too much on stairs
Move your feet
If you need to turn use your feet and avoid twisting
When covering long distances, set load down and shake out arms and stretch back

14. Step 6 – Put load down It’s best to put the load down first then
adjust it if
necessary
Tell them/show them
I will now break down each step of the safe lifting technique at slow pace
Run through the slides – see text below
1. Its best to put the load down first then adjust it if necessary

15. Get S.M.A.R.T. Change this for our poster Activity involving all
Assess all
Close the session