CC1001K

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CC1001K

• CARRY OUT SAFE WORKING PRACTICES

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MANUAL HANDLING

• The Manual Handling Regulations 1992.
• These regulations apply to a wide range of manual
  handling activities.
• Manual Handling covers lifting, lowering,
  pushing, pulling or carrying.
• The Regulations give advice to Employers,
  Managers and Employees on how to reduce the risk
  of injury from manual handling.

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Employers Responsibilities

• TO AVOID the employer is to avoid the need for
  Manual Handling as far as is reasonably
  practical.
• TO ASSESS the employer has to assess the risk of
  injury from any manual handling that cant be
  avoided.
• TO REDUCE they have a duty to reduce the risk of
  injury as far as is practical.

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EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITIES

• Employees have to
• Follow systems of work that have been laid down
  for their safety.
• Make proper use of any safety equipment that has
  been provided.
• Co operate on any Health and Safety matters.
• Inform the employer of any hazardous or dangerous
  handling tasks.
• Take care that their own activities do not put
  other people at risk.

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AVOID

• Do you need to move it at all?
• Can you do the job with the item where it is?
• Can you get something delivered directly to your
  workplace?
• Can you move it with handling aids eg. Pallet
  truck, wheel barrow, hoist.

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ASSESS

• The employer must assess any job involving manual
  handling by considering 4 points.
• THE LOAD
• THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT.
• THE EMPLOYEE.
• THE TASK.

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THE RISK

• Manual Handling is the biggest cause of
  accidents resulting in three day injury or more
  in the construction industry.

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Kinetic lifting

• Everyone has a different capability to lift
  loads.
• The maximum suggested weight for a fit, healthy
  male to lift is 25kg.
• Kinetic lifting is a technique to lift a load
  smoothly using the strongest muscles of the legs
  and thighs.
• Bent knees allow the back to retain its normal
  shape and not take any of the strain.

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REMEMBER

• Where possible, split a load into smaller parts
  to make it easier to lift it.
• Safe lifting uses the muscles of the thighs and
  legs.
• This is called Kinetic Lifting.
• Always assess the load first.
• If there is a risk of injury, use another method
  of lifting.
• The back is vulnerable to injury if you do not
  lift a load correctly.
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.