Vanessa Plumb Manual Handling

In 2017/2018 what percentage of accidents in the workplace were caused by manual handling?

• 38%

• 25%

• 41%

• 21%

You need to lift a load from the floor. You should stand with your:

• Feet wide apart, legs straight

• Feet together, legs straight

• Feet together, knees bent

• Feet slightly apart, knees bent

When you lift a load manually you must:

• Use a crane or another lifting device to pick the

  load up

• Make sure there is always two people to lift the

  load

• Keep your back straight and use the strength in

  your leg muscles to lift

• Move the load as quickly as possible

If you have to twist or turn your body when you lift and place a load it means:

• The weight you can lift safely is less than usual

• The weight you can safely lift is more than usual

• You must wear a back brace

• Nothing, you can lift the same weight as usual

How many bones form the spine?

• 23

• 26

• 30

• 33

You need to move a load which is heavier on one side than the other. How should you pick it up?

• With the heavier side away from you

• With the heavier side on your strong arm

• With the heavier side on your weak arm

• With the heavier side towards you

You are using a wheelbarrow to move a heavy load is this still classed as manual handling?

• Only if the load slips off the wheelbarrow

• No, because the wheelbarrow is carrying the load

• You are only manual handling the load in and out

  of the wheelbarrow

• Yes, you are still manual handling the load

To lift a load you should always try to:

• Carry the load away from your body

• Divide large loads into smaller loads

• Stand with your feet together when lifting

• Bend your back when lifting

You have to move a load which might be too heavy for you. You cannot divide it into smaller loads and there is no one to help you. What should you do?

• Try to lift it using the correct lifting methods

• Get a forklift truck, even though you can't drive

  one

• Do not move the load until you have found a safe

  method

• Lift and move the load quickly to avoid injury

Under the regulations for manual handling, all employees must:

• Make full use of their employer's safe systems of work

• Make a list of all the heavy things they have to carry

• Wear back support belts when lifting anything

• Lift any size of load once a risk assessment has been done