2007 MANUAL HANDLING REGULATIONS

The employer must ……….

Avoid hazardous manual handling (Pt. does
it, profiling bed)
Assess tasks that cannot be avoided (T.I.L.E.)
Schedule 3
Take account of sensitive risk groups
(Pregnant & breast feeding women, children & young
workers, night & shift workers)
Reduce the risk (Equipment, extra staff, change
work practices)
Provide information (Weight & C.O.G. of load)

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LOAD
Too heavy/large
Un weildy/difficult to grasp
Unstable/contents likely to shift
Stooping/twisting
Contours/consistency esp. in collision

WORKING ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACTIVITY

PHYSICAL EFFORT REQUIRED
Not enough Room (vertically) Over frequent/prolonged Physical
Too strenuous
Unable to handle loads at safe height effort of the spine
Twisting movement of trunk
Floor uneven/variations in levels Insufficient rest/recovery of the body
Sudden movement of the load
Floor or footrest unstable Excessive lifting, lowering, carrying
Made with body in unstable posture
Temperature, Humidity, Ventilation Distances

INDIVIDUAL RISK FACTORS

Employee
Physically unsuited to carry out task
Wearing unsuitable clothing, footwear
Does not have adequate/appropriate
Knowledge or training

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 In Practice This Means That….

Full body lifts must be avoided

in almost all situations unless

 Event unforeseeable
X
 Accident like RTA
 Human rights
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X
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FEEDING EMPLOYEES 2007

Applies to women The employer

WHO ………. MUST……

Are Pregnant Carry out a risk assessment

(Schedule 8)
&
Have recently given
If necessary ↓ risk by……
birth (14 weeks) Changing work conditions /
Are breastfeeding working hours
(26 weeks) Alternative work
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Safety Health & Welfare Work Act (2005)

Safety Health & Welfare at Work (General
Application) Regulations 2007
Manual Handling of loads (Part 2 Chapter 4 Reg.68-69)
Protection of Pregnant, Post Natal & Breast feeding Employees
(Part 6 Chapter 2 Reg. 147-152)
Human Rights Act (2003)
Disability Rights Act (2005)
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 STRUCTURE OF
THE SPINE

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Skeletal system
(Bones & joints of spinal column)

Discs
Soft tissue
(muscles & ligaments)
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Central Region:-
( Skull, ribs, spine, pelvis )
Provides support & protection

Outer region:- ( Arms & legs)

Allows movement
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33 irregular shaped bones (vertebrae)

S-shaped

Lumber region most often

injured when handling loads

Sacro-iliac joint (Pregnancy)

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 POSTURE

Keep spine in natural

s-shape position
So that trunk is in
alignment
With minimal pressure
on joints & soft tissue

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POSTURES TO BE AVOIDED
STOOPING TWISTING

X X

X OVER-REACHING
HOLDING LOADS
AWAY FROM THE
BODY X
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