3.4 Manually Operated Load Handling Equipment

Question 1

Any mechanical aids provided will be ‘work equipment’ and will need to comply with the basic requirements of PUWER (Element 4), i.e.:

Answer 1

Suitable for task

Maintained and inspected

Used by competent people only

Fitted with safety measures where necessary

Question 2

Is pushing or pulling a truck or trolley considered manual handling, and does it require a risk assessment?

Answer 2

Yes, and yes.

Question 3

Is the following statement true, or false?

Hoists are lifting equipment under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), and their use constitutes a lifting operation.

Answer 3

True