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Manual Handling Risk Assessment

44.

Is there a lack of effective selection/purchasing, instruction and maintenance

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

programs for loads, equipment and mechanical handling devices?

Suggested Control Options:

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WORK ENVIRONMENT

45.

Are the floors and surfaces underfoot uneven or slippery?

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

46.

Are there different floor levels in the workplace?

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

47.

Is the workplace untidy with a lack of attention to housekeeping details?

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

48.

Are there extremes of heat, cold, wind or humidity?

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

49.

Are there high levels of fumes, dusts, gases or vapours?

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

50.

Is there excessive vibration?

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

51.

Is the task performed in a confined space?

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

52.

Is the lighting considered inadequate for safe manual handling activity?

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

53.

Are stairs, ladders, steps poorly maintained, e.g. difficult access to cabins,

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

storage areas?

Suggested Control Options:

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SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

54.

Are the demands of the task beyond the physical capacity of the employee?

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

55.

For heavy manual handling tasks, does the employee lack experience with

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

manual handling?

56.

Is the employee inexperienced and or untrained in:

a) recognising manual handling risks &/or

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

b) in applying safe manual handling techniques?

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

57.

Is the employee's awareness of general safe job practices inadequate?

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

58.

Where team handling is required, is it made unsafe by employees being of

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

different heights, sizes or lifting capabilities?

Suggested Control Options:

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DURATION AND FREQUENCY OF MANUAL HANDLING

59.

Is the task performed quickly and for prolonged periods?

[ ]

Yes

[ ] No

Suggested Control Options:

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