Manual Handling Flashcards
What accounts for 65% of work placed injuries which aren’t fatal?
Musculoskeletal disorders
2/3 are a result of hazardous manual tasks
High risk occupations?
Labourers machinery operators and drivers, technicians and trade workers
What are musculoskeletal disorders?
Injuries of muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, joints, cartilage, or spinal discs
What are MSD caused by?
Manual tasks
Slips, trips and falls
Hitting and being hit by objects
Meaning of hazardous manual tasks?
Means a task that requires a person to lift, lower, push, pull, carry or otherwise move hold restrain any person
Hazardous manual tasks involve?
Repetitive or sustained force High or sudden force Repetitive movement Sustained or awkward posture Exposure to vibration
How high are the lasers off the ground?
132 cms where isocentre is
Legislation of manual handling?
WHS regulation 2011
Code of practice
What does the regulation say?
A person conducting a business or undertaking must manage risks to health and safety regarding a musculoskeletal disorders for hazardous activities
Ways to manage risk?
Management/OHS identify hazardous manual tasks
Consultant to assess and assist in developing controls (ergonomics)
Use workers job knowledge to identify, assess and develop controls (perform)
What is Perform?
Participative ergonomics for manual tasks
Interbationally recommended approach
What are perform elements?
Participation of workers and others
Management commitment and support
Site champion
Perform includes?
Team training Communication Integrated systems Risk management Evaluation
Aim of perform?
Healthy workforce
Perform risk assessment tool sheet what does it contain?
Date of assessment and location
Risk assessors
Task description
What does the perform risk factor (5) sheet contain?
Exertion Awkward posture Vibration Duration Repetition
Two types of manual task related injuries?
Single one off exposure- due to maximum exposure, quite rare
Repeated exposure- ongoing wear and tear
Variety of risk factors
More common
Risk factors
:force?
Greater force-greater risk
Speed and jerk
Factors that increase effort
What are the risk factors for working posture?
Awkward
Static
Risk factors repetition
Short cycle time <30seconds
Risk factors duration?
Time taken to perform a task once or repeatedly without a break
Amount of time exposed to a risk factor
Hierarchy of control?
Elimination
Engineering
Substitution
Isolation
What does administration apply to?
Job rotation Change of workflow Task specific training Preventative maintenance program Personal protective equipment
Why don’t we train how to lift?
Evidence that technique training does not work
Risk factors aren’t changed
What type of training is appropriate?
Information
On risk management
Measures in place to control them
How to perform manual tasks
How to report a problem or maintenance issue
How to remove manual tasks?
Identify
Change
Risk controls?
Link control to risk factor
Consult workers and others
Look at similiar tasks for ideas
Trial before implementation
Focus controls on sources of risk?
Change design or layout of work areas
Changing nature, size or weight
Systems of work
Work environment
Poor work environments?
Vibration exposure Cold conditions Hear and humidity Windy conditions Floors and surface Lighting
Priories action?
When injuries have occurred
Serious consequences
Lots of complaints
Program evaluation?
Positive indicators
Lagging indicators
