Manual Handling Risk Assessment ED4

• Employee Name:-

• Location:-

• Activity/Process:-

• Managed By:-

GENERAL

• Does this activity involve Team Lifting?

  Yes

  No

• Numbers Involved

• Does this activity involve Dual Lifting?

  Yes

  No

• Does this activity involve Individual Lifting?

  Yes

  No

• Use the evaluation below to assist in assessing the degree of risk associated with this practice.

EVALUATION

• Movement

  Select Pushing/Pulling Lifting Up/Put Down Close to Body Reaching Out/Up Reaching/Bending/Stretching No Twisting Slight Twisting Considerable Twisting

  • Pushing/Pulling
  • Lifting Up/Put Down
  • Close to Body
  • Reaching Out/Up
  • Reaching/Bending/Stretching
  • No Twisting
  • Slight Twisting
  • Considerable Twisting

• Distance

  0-10 metres

  11-30 metres

  31+ metres

• Frequency

  1-10 times

  11-20 times

  20+ times

• Duration

  1-5 minutes

  6-10 minutes

  10+ minutes

• Load

  Select 0-10 kgs 11-20 kgs 20+ kgs Small/Stable/Compact Liquid/Flexible Moving Parts Clean/Dry/Handles Wet/Hot/Slippery Sharp/Contaminated

  • 0-10 kgs
  • 11-20 kgs
  • 20+ kgs
  • Small/Stable/Compact
  • Liquid/Flexible
  • Moving Parts
  • Clean/Dry/Handles
  • Wet/Hot/Slippery
  • Sharp/Contaminated

• Information

  Readily Available

  Easily Judged

  Difficult to Judge

• Environment

  Select Indoors/Under Shelter Outdoors/Wet/Windy/Rainy Clean/Clear Area Reasonable Access Poor Terrain Difficult Terrain Excellent Lighting Good Lighting Poor Lighting

  • Indoors/Under Shelter
  • Outdoors/Wet/Windy/Rainy
  • Clean/Clear Area
  • Reasonable Access
  • Poor Terrain
  • Difficult Terrain
  • Excellent Lighting
  • Good Lighting
  • Poor Lighting

• Injury Potential

  Minor

  Over 7 Day

  Serious/Chronic

• Training

  Well Trained

  Some Instruction

  No Training/Instruction

• Experience

  Very Experienced

  Little Experience

  No Experience

• Suitability

  Suited to the Task

  Demands Effort

  Not Suited to the Task

• Equipment

  Some Provided

  Limited Choice

  No Provision

• PPE

  No PPE Required

  Gloves/Boots

  Full PPE Needed

HAZARDS IDENTIFIED

• Have any significant hazards been identified during this assessment?

  Yes

  No

• If so, please detail below:-

• a.

• b.

• c.

• d.

CURRENT CONTROLS

• Describe any control measures currently in place:-

• a.

• b.

• c.

• d.

RISK RATING

• Risk Rating Allocated

  LOW

  MEDIUM

  HIGH

ACTION REQUIRED

• Have additional control measures been identified to eliminate or reduce the risk to an acceptable standard?

  Yes

  No

• Describe any control measures required :-

• Who will implement these measures?

• What is the proposed date for implementation?

  Date

• Can the process continue until then?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

COMPLETION & NOTIFICATION

• HS&S Technician completing this assessment:-

• Have any serious defects been identified and entered onto the database?

  Yes

  No

  N/A