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Manual Handling Risk Assessment

If you would like to reduce the number of injuries and absence from back pain than a Manual Handling Risk Assessment can help. CA Ergonomics provides a number of Manual Handling Risk Assessments from a Standard HSE Risk Assessment to a Complex Manual Handling Risk Assessment.

1. HSE Manual Handling Risk Assessment

Are you concerned that your work environment meets the minimum standards required by law. If so, than a Risk Assessment can help. A Manual Handling Risk assessment will show if the work your employees undertake is putting them at risk of injury. CA Ergonomics provides Manual Handling Risk Assessments that cover all the required areas such as

  • individual
  • equipment used
  • lifting and carrying tasks
  • environment

2. Complex Manual Handling Risk Assessment

This assessment is designed for more complicated manual handling operations and involves using ergnomic methods and detailed calculations to determine the level of risk. The method will also allow comparision of different solutions to detemine the most cost- effective for the business.

Detailed Ergonomic Manual Handling Report include

1. Hazard Identification

Workplace

  • Absentee records
  • Injury rate
  • Litigation cases

Workers – Musculoskeletal evaluation

  • Staff Feedback
  • Perceived Exertion
  • Worker Discomfort

2. Risk Assessments through established methods

  • NIOSH Lifting Equations
  • Snook Tables or Liberty Mutual Manual Materials Handling Tables
  • Mital et. al. Tables
  • Posture Analysis with Photographic evidence
    • 3. Root Cause Workshop

      Participatory Approach to Root Cause and evaluation of problems

      4. Manual Handling Hazard Control

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