Mapa mental
Manual Handling
Mind map: Manual handling
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Manual Handling
MH Regulations
- employer must:
- avoid manual handling were reasonably practicable (e.g. total elimination/mechanisation)
- carry out a risk assessment of any manual handling activities that cannot be avoided
- reduce the remaining risk so far as id reasonably practicable
- employer must:
risk factors
- task
- holding loads away from the trunk?
- twisting or stooping?
- reaching upwards?
- large vertical movements?
- long travel distances
- strenuous pushing or pulling?
- unpredictable movement of load?
- repetitive handling?
- insufficient rest or recovery time?
- a work rate imposed by a process?
- individual
- require unusual capability?
- endanger new or expectant mothers?
- require special information or training
- hinder posture or movement with clothing/PPE requirements?
- loads
- heavy?
- bulky or unwieldy?
- difficulty to grasp?
- unstable/unpredictable?
- harmful i.e. sharp/hot?
- environment
- poor floors?
- constraints on posture?
- variations in levels?
- hot/cold/rain/ice/humid conditions?
- strong air movement?
- poor lighting conditions?
- task