Assessing the manual handling task
Many things can affect the manual handling task
It's not just about how heavy is it? As can be seen from previous slides there are many things which can affect the safety of the manual handling task. Starting with the person themselves you might have:
- To adopt a bad posture
- To keep up with machinery
- To have someone assist you
- Not enough strength
- Health problems
- General health/age problems
You are obviously not going to stand there for hours trying to assess the task but the items listed can be decided very quickly.
It's not just about how heavy is it? As can be seen from previous slides there are many things which can affect the safety of the manual handling task. Starting with the person themselves you might have:
- To adopt a bad posture
- To keep up with machinery
- To have someone assist you
- Not enough strength
- Health problems
- General health/age problems
You are obviously not going to stand there for hours trying to assess the task but the items listed can be decided very quickly.
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