A Guide to Manual Handling and Lifting Techniques

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A Guide to Manual Handling and Lifting
Techniques IF
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All staff in an organization is responsible for
developing steps described in this procedure for
any manual handling exercise. Manual handling
covers a wide range of exercises, including
lifting, pushing, pulling, holding, restraining,
throwing and carrying. And also it includes
repetitive tasks such as packing, typing,
assembling, cleaning and sorting, using
hand-tools, operating machinery and equipment,
and handling and handling animals.
The importance of accurate manual handling can be
explained in many ways. Manual handling training
help workers to prevent and or reduce the risk of
injury from incorrect manual handling, a trainer
can advise a risk assessment which is carried out
for manual handling tasks which regularly occur,
especially for those which involve the lifting of
heavy loads.
Proper lifting techniques for construction workers
Observing Proper Lifting Methods
Do not try to lift loads beyond your
capability. Don't twist your back. Do not reach
for objects or lift to levels that are too
high. Put the material down slowly while keeping
yours back's normal arch.
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The injuries and accidents in the construction
site can be reduced by avoiding twisting, turning
and bending of the back during the task. Health
and safety experts can assist you with training
the staff in the right manual handling
techniques. It is always important to take a risk
assessment for manual handling tasks which
regularly occur, especially for those which
involve the lifting of large loads. There are
many ways of Manual Handling that will increase
your employee's knowledge and experience of good
safe practice within the workplace. This will
help to reduce and hopefully prevent any
additional damages as a result of poor Manual
Handling training. Some of them are 1) Raises
Awareness Manual Handling Training will raise
awareness to employees to the possible risks and
dangers immediately related to Manual Handling,
increasing the importance of good practice within
your employees and improving their understanding
of the potential consequences if practices are
ignored and Manual Handling techniques are not
employed correctly. 2) Good Practice An
excellent outcome of Manual Handling Training is
the understanding and learning of information and
good practice in the workplace.
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3) Employees in their Environment One of the
most important and helpful Manual Handling
Training practices is to receive the course,
within the environment, employees will be able to
perform the task accurately. 4) Teaching
Employees How to Use Mechanical Aids An extremely
positive result of Manual Handling Training
courses on-site is to enable the instructor to
show the intended and correct use of Mechanical
Aids within their own working environment to
assure employee safety when using such
machines. 5) Learning through Experience Due
to the inclusiveness of learning from experience,
many employees may be able to give insight into
their past methods and techniques which have now
been corrected. 6) Promotes a Healthy
Workforce The most under-estimated advantages of
Manual Handling Training for employees is the
improvement of a safer, healthier and happier
workforce with a greater knowledge of the roles,
duties and how to handle it properly without
causing much damage.
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