Top Tips for Manual Handing
Did you know Manual handling causes over a third of all workplace injuries?
Top Tips for Manual Handling. These injuries can include pain and injuries to arms, legs and joints, and repetitive strain injuries of all varieties.
Manual handling covers a wide variety of activities including lifting, pushing, pulling, lowering and carrying. If any of these tasks are not carried out correctly there is a risk of injury.
Here are the top tips to make sure you ensure you handle correctly:
- Keep your back straight and bend your knees.
- Lift with your legs and body weight.
- Use handles or lift aids where appropriate.
- Have a good grip on the load.
- Stand close to the load and face the direction you intend to move.
- Lift load as close to the center of your body as possible.
- Lift smoothly without Jerking.
- Avoid lifting, side bending and carrying loads with one hand.
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