Gives specific advice and well-illustrated examples of how manual handling injuries can be avoided in the manufacturing industry.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Assessing manual handling tasks
Risk identification
Principles of preventing manual handling injuries
Reduce the amount of manual handling
   Example: unloading cartons
   Example: degreasing metal components
Job rotation
Mechanical aids
   Drum handling equipment
   Example: unloading bags of granules
   Platforms
   Lifters
   Vacuum lifters
Counterbalanced equipment
Hoists
Lifting Magnets
Turntables
Reduce the amount of bending, forward reaching and twisting
Design of equipment and workstations
Seating
Work layout
Get the work height right
Storage
Keep all equipment in good working order
Keep the work environment safe
Provide suitable education and training