Safety Engineering -1 (IS – 102)
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Questions and Answers
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1 What is Manual Handling?
2 What are the 4 key areas of manual handling?
3 What is the first rule of manual handling?
4 What are the risks of manual handling?
5 What are the hazards of lifting?
6 What are the 5 principles of manual handling?
7 What are the 5 common types of manual handling tasks?
8 What is the most common type of manual handling incident?
9 Which is the correct way to access the load?
10 What is the maximum weight a person should lift?
25kg
11. What is the safe lifting zone?
12 How do you lift heavy things by yourself?
13 How do you lift heavy things without hurting your back?
Steps to Ensure Proper Lifting Position and Technique
14 Why is safe lifting important?
15 How many steps are there to safe lifting? Or 8 Steps to Safer Lifting and Handling or tips to ensure safer lifting and handling?
16 How often should you do manual handling training?
1. What is Manual Handling?
Manual handling refers to any activity requiring the use of force by a person to lift, lower, push, pull, hold or restrain something. Putting boxes on shelves, painting, gardening, cleaning, writing and typing are some examples of manual handling tasks. Manual handling injuries include: Strains and sprains.
2. What are the factors or 4 key areas of manual handling?
When carrying out a manual handling risk assessment, staff should be considering four main areas: the nature of the task, the capabilities of the individual performing it, the characteristics of the load and the layout of the environment. These four factors can be easily remembered by using the acronym TILE
3. What is the first rule of manual handling?
Keep the load close to the waist. The load should be kept close to the body for as long as possible while lifting. Keep the heaviest side of the load next to the body. Adopt a stable position and make sure your feet are apart, with one leg slightly forward to maintain balance
4. What are the risks of manual handling?
Hazardous manual handling injuries
- • Sprains and strains.
- • Back injuries.
- • Soft-tissue injuries to wrists, arms, shoulders, neck or legs.
- • Hernias.
- • Chronic pain.
5. What are the hazards of lifting?
Lifting, handling, or carrying objects at work can result in musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs), including sprains and strains and other injuries. The risk of injury increases when bending, twisting, heavy loads, and awkward postures are involved. Effective ergonomic controls can reduce the risk and prevent injuries.
6. What are the 5 principles of manual handling?
Correct manual handling principles
Assess the task. The safest way and the best technique for performing the task is determined by considering: ...
➢ Plan.
➢ Position the feet. ...
➢ Take a secure grip. ...
➢ Keep the load close to the body. ...
➢ Maintain good posture throughout the procedure. ...
➢ Use the leg muscles. ..
➢ Use body momentum
7. What are the 5 common types of manual handling tasks?
Manual handling covers a wide range of activities including: lifting, pushing, and pulling, holding, restraining, throwing and carrying. It includes repetitive tasks such as packing, typing, assembling, cleaning and sorting, using hand-tools, operating machinery and equipment, and handling and restraining animals.
8. What is the most common type of manual handling incident?
It can also cause acute trauma such as cuts or fractures due to accidents. Work-related low back pain and injuries are the most common musculoskeletal disorders caused by manual handling.
9. Which is the correct way to access the load?
Keep the load close to the waist for as long as possible while lifting to reduce the amount of pressure on the back. Keep the heaviest side of the load next to the body. If closely approaching the load is not possible, try to slide it towards the body before trying to lift it.
10. What is the maximum weight a person should lift?
25kg
The guidelines suggest that the maximum weight men should lift at work is 25kg. This relates to loads held close to the body at around waist height. The recommended maximum weight is reduced to 5kg for loads being held at arms length or above shoulder height. Maximum weight guidelines recommend lower weights for women
11. What is the safe lifting zone?
The safe lifting zone is between knees and shoulders. If the load is below knee level - bend your knees and lift with your legs. If the load is above your shoulders - use a stool or ladder.
12. How do you lift heavy things by yourself?
Grip the heavy item firmly, without applying excessive amounts of force as it may cause slippery. Keep your posture straight by looking forward, not below. Do not twist your waist when lifting an object. Push with the legs, while keeping arms straight, only slightly bend in the elbows.
13. How do you lift heavy things without hurting your back?
Steps to Ensure Proper Lifting Position and Technique
1. Plan ahead before lifting. ...
2. Lift close to your body. ...
3. Feet should be shoulder-width apart. ...
4. Bend your knees and keep your back straight. ...
5. Tighten your stomach muscles. ...
6. Lift with your legs. ...
7. Keep your eyes up. ...
8. Don't twist or bend.
14. Why is safe lifting important?
It is very important to lift heavy objects in a safe manner otherwise you could be putting your back, shoulders, knees and other joints at risk of injury. Using safe postures and techniques while lifting will minimize the stress and load through your spine and other joints.
15. How many steps are there to safe lifting?
8 Steps to Safer Lifting and Handling
Our top tips to ensure safer lifting and handling.
➢ Assess what needs to be done
➢ Decide what can be lifted safely
➢ Identify ways of reducing the risk
➢ Rearrange the task
➢ Assess the nature of the load
➢ Assess the work environment
➢ Plan in advance how the task will be carried out
➢ Use safe lifting techniques
1. Assess what needs to be done
Employees should always consider the weights and distances involved, the heights from where a load has to be picked up or set down, and the frequency of the activity. Never lift more than what you can manage safely.
2. Decide what can be lifted safely
Employees will need to make a measured call on what they can safely lift, based on their capability, the nature of the load, environmental conditions and training.
3. Identify ways of reducing the risk
Employees should ask themselves: does the item need to be lifted at all? It may be that the work can be completed somewhere else to avoid lifting the item over a distance. Or there may be lifting aids to help them complete the task mechanically. Perhaps someone else could help too.
4. Rearrange the task
Where possible, it’s always worth checking whether the task can be re-designed to avoid lifting altogether. If this isn't possible, consider re-arranging the task to minimise the risk. Employees may be able to push instead of pull or break up the distance with more rest points.
5. Assess the nature of the load
Can the load be broken up into smaller items to make it lighter? Can it be made more stable, or easier to grasp? Should circular or irregular-shaped items be packed into boxes instead to prevent rolling?
6. Assess the work environment
Employees should walk the route first and clear any obstructions. Check the walkway - are there uneven surfaces, gradients or blind corners? Avoid steps, ramps, twists and turns. Consider whether the lighting needs to be improved and what personal protective equipment to use.
7. Plan in advance how the task will be carried out
Advance planning and collaboration can help to minimize the risk. Before starting, employees should decide exactly what will be done and how. It might help to have someone walking in front or behind to warn others and watch out for hazards. Plans need to be communicated to others too, including colleagues who work in the vicinity. Pinpoint the optimum time for lifting - perhaps when the area is quieter.
8. Use safe lifting techniques
Safe lifting techniques include adopting a stable position and good posture, keeping the load as close to the body as possible, using the legs and feet (not back), keeping the head up, not twisting, and lifting smoothly.
It’s a good idea to make your training content relevant to the specific employee’s job role. For example, by using real work-related scenarios specific to your company. This will help keep staff engaged and help to embed the right behaviors and practices.
16. How often should you do manual handling training?
There is no set requirement, but it is recommended that refresher training should be provided at intervals not more than every three years or where there is a change in work practices resulting in the introduction of a new system of work related to manual handling or use of equipment to handled loads
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