Steps to manage hazardous manual task risks in the workplace

Effective manual material handling for employees:
Employees often refer to the load and bulkiness of materials  that they lift as major contributing components to their injuries happens at workplace. Bending by twisting and turning were the more ordinarily referred things  that caused back pain and injuries. Other  risks includes  falling of materials , inappropriately stacked materials and different kinds of devices and equipment .

You should make your workers aware of potential hazards  that can happen when physically moving materials.

Some are listed below :

• Strains and sprains while lifting loads inappropriately or from weights  that are either too big or too heavy 
• Fractures and wounds caused because of being struck by materials or by getting caught  in pinch points , and 
• Cuts and wounds happened by falling materials which has  been not properly stored or not properly cutting ties or other securing  gadgets

Things to be considered during manual handling:
While moving materials physically, labourers are supposed to attach handles or holders to loads.

Also the workers should ever wear suitable personal protective equipment and make use of proper lifting methods in order prevent injuries from over load .

when the workers does the following they should seek help from other co- workers

If the load  is bulky which the workers can't properly handle or lift it

• While  workers can't see the material around or over a load 
• When workers can't securely deal with a load.

By using the following personal protective equipment  protects unnecessary wounds when physically moving materials:-

• Hand and lower arm safety protection .for example, gloves for heavy weight or for sharp and rough materials 
• Eye safety 
• Steel toed shoes or boots 
• Metal fiber or plastic guards in order to prevent the in-step region from compression or pressure

Manual lifting step by step procedure:

• Keep feet separated to give a proper and stable base for lifting 
• Bend the  knees by keeping the  hands are as close to the waist as possible 
• Always Keep the back straight, jaw tucked-in, hang over the load if needed  [Shoulders should be in same way as hips] 
• Try to keep the arms inside the limit formed  of the legs 
• Carry out lifting easily without any jerk 
• Then modify if exact positioning is needed 
• Communicate among the group to load weights in synchronized ways

Safety measures for manual handling:

• Before actual lifting ; have a trial
• Make sure that your pathway is clear without any obstacles 

The points mentioned in this post might be useful for people and delegates who handle the material manually .And it is recommended that proper training must be given to workers who deals with manual handling in order to enhance safety performance.

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