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By Phil Hughes MBE and Ed Ferrett

Manual and mechanical handling

hazards and control

Chapter 10

After reading this chapter you should be able to:

1. Describe the hazards and the risk factors which should be considered when assessing risks from manual handling activities

2. Outline ways of minimizing manual handling risk

3. Identify the hazards and explain the precautions and procedures to ensure safety in the use of lifting and moving equipment with specific reference to fork-lift trucks, manually operated load-moving equipment (sack trucks, pallet trucks), lifts, hoists, conveyors and cranes.

Manual and mechanical handling

hazards and control

Figure 10 .1 Handling goods onto a truck in a typical loading dock

Figure 10.2 Manual handling There are many potential hazards

Figure 10.3 Main injury sites causedby manual handling accidents

Figure 10.4 UK guidance for manual lifting

Figure 10.5 Mechanical aids to lift patients in hospital

Figure 10.6 A pallet truck for moving loads

Figure 10.7 Main elements of a good lifting technique

Figure 10.8 Conveyor systems

Roller conveyor

Slate conveyor in a food factory

Overhead conveyor

Figure 10.9 A brick elevator

Figure 10.10 Reach truck designed so that the load retracts inside the wheel base to save space

Figure 11 Moving a yacht using a large overhead travelling gantry and slings

Figure 10.12 A hoist for lifting cars

Figure 13 Types of safety hook

Figure 14 Vehicle mounted lifting equipment in the forest

Figure 15 Lorry mounted telescopic crane in France