CASES & TROLLEYS
RESOURCES

GETTING TO GRIPS WITH MANUAL HANDLING:

Avoidance

 

Check whether you need to move it at all.

 

For example:

● Does a large workpiece really need to be moved, or can the activity (eg wrapping or machining) safely be done where the item already is?

● Can you take the treatment to the patient, not vice versa?

● Can raw materials be piped to their point of use?

 

Consider automation, particularly for new processes. Think about mechanisation and using handling aids

 

For example:

● A conveyor;

● A pallet truck;

● A n electric or hand-powered hoist;

● A lift truck.

 

But beware of new hazards from automation or mechanisation.

 

For example:

● A utomated plant still needs cleaning, maintenance etc;

● L ift trucks must be suited to the work and have properly trained operators.