COMPETENCE STATEMENT 474

1Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue Training Centre

COMPETENCE STATEMENT 474COMPETENCE STATEMENT 474

MANUAL HANDLINGMANUAL HANDLING


OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

1)1) State the principles involved in a safe liftState the principles involved in a safe lift

2)2) Demonstrate the ability to apply these principles Demonstrate the ability to apply these principles practicallypractically

3)3) Explain how poor technique can cause injuryExplain how poor technique can cause injury

4)4) Demonstrate understanding that specific manual Demonstrate understanding that specific manual handling requirements may be written for handling requirements may be written for

individual activitiesindividual activities

AIMAIM

To enable a firefighter to carry out manual handling To enable a firefighter to carry out manual handling tasks safelytasks safely


DEFINITION

A manual handling operation is :-A manual handling operation is :-

Any transporting or supporting of a load Any transporting or supporting of a load including :-including :-

liftinglifting

loweringlowering

putting downputting down

pushingpushing

carryingcarrying

moving…….moving…….

……..by hand or by bodily force..by hand or by bodily force


REDUCING THE RISK OF INJURY

1)1) Removing space constraintsRemoving space constraints

2)2) LightingLighting

3)3) Working at different levelsWorking at different levels

4)4) Temperature and ventilationTemperature and ventilation

5)5) Strong air currentsStrong air currents

BY CHANGING THE WORK ENVIRONMENTBY CHANGING THE WORK ENVIRONMENT


1)1) Make it lighterMake it lighter

2)2) Make it smaller or easier to manageMake it smaller or easier to manage

3)3) Make it easier to graspMake it easier to grasp

4)4) Make it more stableMake it more stable

5)5) Make it less damaging to holdMake it less damaging to hold

6)6) Find another way of moving itFind another way of moving it

REDUCING THE RISK OF INJURY

BY CHANGING THE LOADBY CHANGING THE LOAD


LIFTING FROM THE GROUNDLIFTING FROM THE GROUND

1)1) Straight backStraight back

2)2) Look upLook up

3)3) Load close to bodyLoad close to body

4)4) Lift with the legsLift with the legs


TWO PERSON LIFT

Choosing the right personChoosing the right person

HSE specifies that the maximum difference in HSE specifies that the maximum difference in height should be 10 centimetresheight should be 10 centimetres


LIFTING DOWN FROM A HEIGHTLIFTING DOWN FROM A HEIGHT

ALWAYSALWAYS get assistance get assistance


PUSHING A LOAD

ALWAYSALWAYS get low get low


CARRYING A LOADCARRYING A LOAD

DON’T DON’T carry too muchcarry too much


MULTI-PERSON CARRYINGMULTI-PERSON CARRYING

Follow the Follow the APPROVEDAPPROVED methods methods


POOR TECHNIQUEPOOR TECHNIQUE

1)1) Lifting with a bent back can injure the spineLifting with a bent back can injure the spine

2)2) Holding the load away from the body can injure the Holding the load away from the body can injure the back, arms or shoulders back, arms or shoulders

3)3) Twisting while lifting can injure the back Twisting while lifting can injure the back

4)4) Attempting to carry a load which is too heavy can Attempting to carry a load which is too heavy can cause muscle injury or a crush injury if you drop itcause muscle injury or a crush injury if you drop it

5)5) Carrying a load which you can’t see over could cause Carrying a load which you can’t see over could cause a slip, trip or fall a slip, trip or fall


WHAT (or who) DO I REFER TO?

1)1) New items of equipmentNew items of equipment

2)2) The Fire Service Training ManualThe Fire Service Training Manual

3)3) These lecture packagesThese lecture packages

4)4) Your Station CommanderYour Station Commander

5)5) ADO SafetyADO Safety

6)6) Health and Safety Officer at Fire and Rescue HQHealth and Safety Officer at Fire and Rescue HQ


QUESTIONS

1)1) Changing the work environment can reduce the the Changing the work environment can reduce the the risk of injury. What things can you do to change the risk of injury. What things can you do to change the work environment?work environment?Removing space constraints.Removing space constraints.

Lighting.Lighting.

Working at different levels.Working at different levels.

Temperature and ventilation.Temperature and ventilation.

2)2) What are the the ways of changing the load to reduce What are the the ways of changing the load to reduce the risk of injury?the risk of injury?i) Make it lighter, ii) Make it smaller or easier to manage, iii) Make it i) Make it lighter, ii) Make it smaller or easier to manage, iii) Make it easier to grasp, iv) Make it more stable, v) Make it less damaging to easier to grasp, iv) Make it more stable, v) Make it less damaging to hold, vi) Find another way of moving it.hold, vi) Find another way of moving it.


QUESTIONS cont’d

3)3) When lifting from the ground, what should you do to When lifting from the ground, what should you do to help keep your back straight?help keep your back straight?Look up.Look up.

4)4) What is the maximum allowable difference in height What is the maximum allowable difference in height when carrying out a two person lift?when carrying out a two person lift?10 centimetres.10 centimetres.

5)5) What is the best way of pushing a load?What is the best way of pushing a load?Keep the back straight and use the leg muscles to do the work.Keep the back straight and use the leg muscles to do the work.


6)6) How should a LPP be lifted?How should a LPP be lifted?Basic lifting techniques PLUS :-Basic lifting techniques PLUS :-

1)1) People should be of roughly the same height or should be People should be of roughly the same height or should be paired in similar heights.paired in similar heights.

2)2) One person gives the command to lift.One person gives the command to lift.

3)3) Everybody must lift together so that the load is shared Everybody must lift together so that the load is shared equally.equally.

If an LPP is to be carried it must If an LPP is to be carried it must always always be carried by be carried by fourfour people. people.

7)7) What injury is likely to occur if you lift with a bent What injury is likely to occur if you lift with a bent back?back?Injury to the spine.Injury to the spine.

QUESTIONS cont’d


8)8) What would be the likely result of carrying a load What would be the likely result of carrying a load which you can’t see over?which you can’t see over?Carrying a load which you can’t see over could cause a slip, trip or Carrying a load which you can’t see over could cause a slip, trip or fall.fall.

9)9) Name three places on station where you can find Name three places on station where you can find written information on the manual handling written information on the manual handling implication of a work activityimplication of a work activityManufacturers instructions.Manufacturers instructions.

The Fire Service Training Manual.The Fire Service Training Manual.

Competence Statement Based Lecture Presentations.Competence Statement Based Lecture Presentations.

QUESTIONS cont’d

Documents

COMPETENCE STATEMENT 474