Manual Materials Handling

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Manual Materials Handling
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Related Work Activities

• Lifting, pushing or pulling heavy bags
• Carrying large, heavy sacks
• Moving large, heavy drums
• Lifting sheet type objects
• Transferring heavy objects

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Hazardous Conditions Unsafe Acts

• Bending from the waist to pick up objects.
• Lifting boxes above the chest.
• Twisting the body to carry a heavy object.
• Lifting objects when in poor physical condition.

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Potential Outcomes

• Lost work time
• Workers compensation claims
• Long-lasting back pain
• Permanent injury
• Permanently disabled

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Back Injuries Occur From Poor Lifting Technique
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Factors That Contribute to Back Injuries

• Weight of the load lifted
• The range of the lift
• The location of the load in relation to the body
• The size and shape of the load
• The number and frequency of lifts performed

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What Materials Are Lifted?

• Compact bags
• Compact loads
• Large and heavy bags
• Bulky sacks

• Drums and barrels
• Sheet materials
• Two-person lifts
• Transferring heavy objects

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Lifting a Compact Bag
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Lowering a Compact Bag
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Remember Always keep your back straight
when lifting!
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Lifting a Compact Load
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Lift Objects Close To Body
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Lifting Heavy Large Sacks
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Lifting Bulky Sacks
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Lifting Empty Drums and Barrels
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Lifting Sheet Materials
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How should a "two-person lift and stack" be done?

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Transferring Heavy Objects

Pull the material toward you
Transfer your weight to the lift side
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Transferring Heavy Objects
Lift only to required level
Shift weight to your other leg
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Storing Heavy Objects

• Storing heavy objects at waist height will reduce
  the vertical lifting strain on the body.

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Material Handling DevicesHand Trucks
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Hand Trucks
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Brick Block Carts
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Brick Tile Wheelbarrow
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Hand Truck/Cart Safety

• Work gloves and safety shoes should be worn.
• Check for damaged parts
• Place heavier loads on bottom
• Do not overload
• The operator should push and balance the truck
  always walking forward.

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Machinery Attachments
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Machinery Attachment
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Block Lifting Aids
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Keystone Block Lifter
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Versa-Lok Wall Block Lifter
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Lift Progression With and Without lifter
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Wall Unit Tongs
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Brick Tongs
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Shoveling For Your Safety

• Make sure that the terrain you are digging is
  free of cables and pipes
• If you are not sure, contact utilities for
  location of cables and pipes prior to digging.
• Wear the proper protective clothing safety
  footwear, gloves, long pants if necessary
• Allow for safe distance between people if you are
  working with other people.

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Shoveling and Throwing
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Shoveling Recommendations
Shoveling rate 15 scoops per minute for 15 minutes at a time
Shovel load Depends on shoveling rate lt15 lbs for rate of 15 scoops/min
Throw height Should not exceed 4 feet
Throw distance Optimal distance is 3 feet Reduce load for longer distances
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• Remember
• Lift with your knees and legs ---
• Not with your back

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Additional Information

• http//planetfile.objectwareinc.com/pdfs/PLANETSaf
  etyTips2july05.pdf
• http//www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0200/d000253/d0002
  53.html
• http//www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0500/d000500/d0005
  00.html
• http//www.ohiobwc.com/downloads/blankpdf/LiftGuid
  eBackStudy.pdf
• http//www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d000101-d000200/d0001
  08/d000108.html