Recognised Safe Lifting and Handling Techniques

Kinetic Lifting Technique for a Simple Load

Kinetic Lifting Technique For Lifting a Sack From the Ground

Kinetic Lifting Technique for Lifting Sacks From a Truck

Kinetic Lifting Technique For a Dual Person Lift from Ground Level

1 Kinetic Lifting Technique, Two Persons and Long Load

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Kinetic Lifting Technique, Oil Drum

Kinetic Lifting Technique. One Person, Long Load

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Kinetic Lifting Technique, Sheets/Boards

Kinetic Lifting Technique, 2 person Lift Sheets/Boards

Kinetic Lifting Technique 2 Person Lift

Kinetic Lifting Techniques Sacks

Kinetic Lifting

HOW NOT TO DO IT!!

Timber Sleeper Snips, one person each side, 2 snips per sleeper, 4 people per sleeper

Sleeper snips as above, Note: only for 8 ft sleepers, anything larger will require more automation or more people

A Selection of Tools for Manual Handling Tasks in the Rail Environment

De Clipping bars

Rail Tongs

7 Steps to Safe Lifting - Base Movement

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Assess the load can you lift it safely? Place your feet at ten-to-two BEND you knees Back - KEEP IT STRAIGHT & UPRIGHT Neck & head keep your chin up. Grip front knee, high hand, far corner and back knee, low hand, near corner. Load - hold it in close to your pelvis.

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Remember use these good principles for lifting in different situations and dont stick blindly to rules and procedures

Points to remember:
Practicing good lifting technique does not enable you to lift more than you could before. It means that, whatever your individual capabilities, your chances of injury are reduced. Good technique is just one of a number of control measures, within the hierarchy of control, that the employer has to put in place to reduce manual handling risks; it is not a panacea. This is about a cultural change, about not accepting practices because thats the way theyve always been done.