‘Refraining from manual handling where there is a risk will avoid
injury’ (HSE, 2006 P) but where
unavoidable the following steps must be taken to reduce the risk:
Risk assessments
Route planning - Before moving equipment consider:
Removing any obstructions to route
Clearly mark routes for loading vehicle and pedistrians
Use certified machines, with a recent examination, obeying the work load limit.
Ensure appropriate training and supervision:
How to lift safely:
(Vid 3, Anonymous 2013)
To ensure the safe transport of equipment and substances - 'duties are not restricted to the employer's workplace, but could be invoked in relation to a vehicle and the way in which it was driven’ elsewhere (Government Legislation Act 1974).
- To prevent unbalanced equipment causing injury 'raise it a few inches and pause - there will be little harm if it drops' (Health and Safety Executive, 2006 p23)
Route planning - Before moving equipment consider:
Removing any obstructions to route
Clearly mark routes for loading vehicle and pedistrians
Use certified machines, with a recent examination, obeying the work load limit.
Ensure appropriate training and supervision:
How to lift safely:
(Vid 3, Anonymous 2013)
To ensure the safe transport of equipment and substances - 'duties are not restricted to the employer's workplace, but could be invoked in relation to a vehicle and the way in which it was driven’ elsewhere (Government Legislation Act 1974).
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