NEBOSH National General Certificate

Unit 8

Manual Handling Risk Assessment

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IDENTIFY
STEP 1
HAZARDS

WHO IS AT
RISKSTEP
AND 2
HOW

Manual
5 STEPS
Handling

REVIEW
STEP 5
PROCESS

RECORD
STEP 4
FINDINGS

EVALUATE
STEP
3
RISK

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HEAVY?
UNEVEN SHAPE?

HOT OR COLD?

THE LOAD

POWDER OR LIQUID?
CENTRE OF GRAVITY?

SHARP EDGES?

IDENTIFY HAZARDS
STEP 1
LOOK AT:
MALE OR FEMALE?

YOUNG OR OLD?

OVERWEIGHT?

UNFIT?

THE INDIVIDUAL

DISABLED?

LARGE OR SMALL?

TRAINED?

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TWISTING?
PUSHING?

STRETCHING?

THE TASK
DOES IT INVOLVE

BENDING?
REPETITION?

PULLING?

IDENTIFY HAZARDS
STEP 1
LOOK AT:
DIFFERENT LEVELS?

HOT OR COLD?

LIGHT OR DARK?

CRAMPED SPACE?

THE ENVIRONMENT

LOW CEILINGS?

FLOOR CONDITION?

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OPERATORS
MAINTENANCE
WORKERS

CONTRACTORS/VISITORS
WHO IS AT RISK?

NEW/EXPECTANT
MOTHERS
YOUNG PERSONS

SHIFT WORKERS
LONE WORKERS

DECIDE WHO IS AT RISK

STEP
2
AND
HOW

ATOPIC WORKERS

EXPOSURE TO:
CHEMICALS DUST, LIQUID, GAS

HOW MANY ARE EXPOSED?

NOISE / VIBRATION
MANUAL HANDLING
MACHINERY
RADIATION ETC.

FOR HOW LONG?

HOW?
TO HOW MUCH?

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RISK
LIKELIHOOD OF HARM OCCURRING x SEVERITY OF OUTCOME

EVALUATE
STEP 3
RISK
CONSIDER EXISTING CONTROL MEASURES
ARE THEY SUFFICIENT?
DOES MORE NEED TO BE DONE?

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A LEGAL REQUIREMENT

SHOWS COMPLIANCE

RECORD
STEP 4
FINDINGS

ALLOWS FUTURE REFERENCE

AUDITABLE

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PROCEDURES

LEGISLATION
TECHNOLOGY

AFTER
CHANGE
WORKPLACE
LEGISLATION
PROCEDURES
TECHNOLOGY
PERSONNEL
EQUIPMENT
TO:
LAYOUT

PERSONNEL
EQUIPMENT

WORKPLACE LAYOUT

REVIEW
STEP 5
PROCEDURE

AN INCIDENT

IF DOUBT
TIME
AND
AFTER:
AN
INCIDENT
EXISTS

TIME

IF DOUBT EXISTS OVER VALIDITY OF CURRENT ASSESSMENT

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SHOULD BE SUITABLE AND SUFFICIENT
APPROPRIATE TO THE WORKPLACE
IDENTIFIES THE FORESEEABLE HAZARDS
ALLOWS CONTROLS AND PRIORITIES TO BE SET
SHOULD REMAIN VALID OVER TIME

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ELIMINATE
E
SUBSTITUTE
S
ISOLATE
I
CONTROL

REDUCE
R
SAFE
SYSTEMS
S
G
GOOD
HOUSEKEEPING
I
I.I.T.S.
P.P.E.
P

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MONITOR

TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTROL MEASURES

THAT HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED ARE
REDUCING THE RISKS TO AN ACCEPTABLE
LEVEL.

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SUMMARY
REVIEW
RECORD
ASSESS
EVALUATE
IDENTIFY
DECIDE
WHO IS AT
RISK
ASSESS
RISK
AND HOW
FINDINGS
PROCESS
RISK
HAZARDS

TO CHECK
MONITOR
CONTROLS

SAFE
GOOD
ELIMINATE
CONTROL
SUBSTITUTE
ISOLATE
REDUCE
I.I.T.S.
PPE
SYSTEMS
HOUSEKEEPING