PSU OPP Material Handling and Lifting Techniques Safety Checklist.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Manual Material Handling

• 4.14.1. Are personnel who regularly perform manual lifting duties properly trained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does training include what PPE is required, what manual<br>lifting devices are available and their proper use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are workers properly trained in team lifting techniques when they will be lifting heavy or<br>odd shaped items?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are manual materials handling activities kept to a minimum through the application and use<br>of engineering controls when possible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do individuals seek assistance when it is necessary to move heavy or odd shaped items?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is PPE provided and used when needed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are wheeled hand trucks and dollies loaded so that the cargo is stable and the loads won't fall?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hoists or other lifting equipment being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hoists equipped with a device (ratchet and pawl or load brake) that prevents a<br>suspended load from self-lowering and ensures loads are only lowered by operation of the hoist<br>lever?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hoists inspected daily or prior to each use for items such as loose or worn parts, cracked<br>or broken welds, deformed hooks or chain, and bent or deformed pawls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are only approved lifting devices like slings used to lift loads?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Work Environment

• Are workbenches at a comfortable height?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is equipment adjusted so as to reduce body strain?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are storage areas organized to minimize bending and stretching?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are tasks rotated to avoid repetitive tasks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is work planned to balance out periods of high and low demand?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are workers able to take adequate breaks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do workers have adequate space to enable ease of movement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are materials neatly stacked and the height limited to minimize the possibility for the<br>materials to fall or collapse?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are items that are regularly used within easy reach?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the area clear of debris, free of trip hazards, and in a general state of cleanliness?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Safe Lifting

• Completes simple stretching before starting work requiring lifting, carrying, kneeling, bending, etc

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Keeps heavier objects to be handled stored within the safe lifting zone (between shoulders & knees)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Pushes material handling devices instead of pulling<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Positions material handling devices so loads can always be pushed using both hands and not pulled<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Additional Comments

• Signature

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