Manual Handling Dietsmann HSE Awareness Campaign Let Safety

Let Safety be your Guideline! • Prevent fatigue, prevent injuries, prevent accidents • Handling:

You need your hands! • Be aware of every risk • Wear protection: gloves

You need your back too! • Main handling principles • Basic rules of manual

Manual handling: about your back cervical vertebrae: neck and head movements dorsal vertebrae: connected

Manual handling: risks for your back • short term: • acute back injury from

• When handling materials, with or without mechanical assistance. . . • be

Don’t lift an excessively heavy load • Determine the weight • Too heavy? Get

Don’t lift a load that is too large to handle • Determine the size

Lift a load only if you can get a firm grip • Assess shape

Look around you: assess the location • Where are you going • Can you

Check the floor surface • Risks of falling? • Risks of stumbling? • Risks

Check around you! • Any obstacles on the floor? • Or on the ceiling?

Make sure you can see what you’re doing! • Bad lighting? • Heavy shadow?

When lifting an object: • Squatting position, back erect • Raise the object straightening

When lifting an object: • Avoid lifting and turning at the same time •

When moving an object: • Take advantage of skids, hoists, bars, jacks, blocking or

Whatever you are lifting or moving: • Use appropriate personal protective equipment • Take

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Manual Handling Dietsmann HSE Awareness Campaign

Let Safety be your Guideline! • Prevent fatigue, prevent injuries, prevent accidents • Handling: take care of your spine, muscles and hands • Prevent risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD)

You need your hands! • Be aware of every risk • Wear protection: gloves • Always remember: hygiene

You need your back too! • Main handling principles • Basic rules of manual handling • Identify risk situations

Manual handling: 3 main steps

Manual handling: about your back cervical vertebrae: neck and head movements dorsal vertebrae: connected to ribs, risk of trauma (shock, drop etc. ) lumbar vertebrae: flexion, extension, rotation & support: risk of overload and permanent damage

Manual handling: risks for your back • short term: • acute back injury from unique event (i. e. lifting too heavy, or in bad position) • long term: • chronic fragility/vulnerability of column • invalidity from back pain • great impact on your personal, professional and social life

• When handling materials, with or without mechanical assistance. . . • be alert at all times to prevent accidents and injuries!

Don’t lift an excessively heavy load • Determine the weight • Too heavy? Get help or use mechanical devices!

Don’t lift a load that is too large to handle • Determine the size • Too big? Get help or use mechanical devices!

Lift a load only if you can get a firm grip • Assess shape and grips • Can’t hold it? Get help or use mechanical devices!

Look around you: assess the location • Where are you going • Can you get there safely? • Anything elso going on?

Check the floor surface • Risks of falling? • Risks of stumbling? • Risks of slipping?

Check around you! • Any obstacles on the floor? • Or on the ceiling? • Or swinging around?

Make sure you can see what you’re doing! • Bad lighting? • Heavy shadow? • Anything else blocking your view?

When lifting an object: • Squatting position, back erect • Raise the object straightening the legs • Using leg muscles to take strain off your back

When lifting an object: • Avoid lifting and turning at the same time • Also, avoid jerking when pulling or lifting

When moving an object: • Take advantage of skids, hoists, bars, jacks, blocking or rollers when moving heavy material

Whatever you are lifting or moving: • Use appropriate personal protective equipment • Take special precautions when handling chemicals and hazardous materials