Transcript Chapter 10

Editable
PowerPoint
Slides for
Lecturers
Phil Hughes
and Ed Ferrett
By
MBE
Chapter
10
Manual and mechanical handling
hazards and control
Manual and mechanical handling
hazards and control
After reading this chapter you should be able to:
1. Describe the hazards and the risk factors which should be
considered when assessing risks from manual handling
activities
2. Outline ways of minimizing manual handling risk
3. Identify the hazards and explain the precautions and
procedures to ensure safety in the use of lifting and moving
equipment with specific reference to fork-lift trucks, manually
operated load-moving equipment (sack trucks, pallet trucks),
lifts, hoists, conveyors and cranes.
Figure 10 .1 Handling goods onto
a truck in a typical loading dock
Figure 10.2 Manual handling
There are many potential hazards
Figure 10.3 Main injury sites caused
by manual handling accidents
Figure 10.4
UK guidance for manual lifting
Figure 10.5
Mechanical aids to lift patients in hospital
Figure 10.6 A pallet truck for moving loads
Figure 10.7 Main elements of a good lifting technique
Overhead
conveyor
Roller
conveyor
Slate
conveyor
in a food
factory
Figure 10.8 Conveyor systems
Figure 10.9 A brick elevator
Figure 10.10
Reach truck designed so that the
load retracts inside the wheel base to save space
Figure 11
Moving a yacht using a large
overhead travelling gantry and slings
Figure 10.12
A hoist for lifting cars
Figure 13 Types of safety hook
Figure 14
Vehicle mounted lifting equipment in the forest
Figure 15
Lorry mounted telescopic crane in France