MATERIALS HANDLING

AND STORAGE

ENGR. MICHAEL D. MARANTAL

DOLE-RO5/LABOR INSPECTOR
REGISTERED MECHANICAL ENGINEER
ACCREDITED OSH PRACTITIONER
FIRE SAFETY PRACTITIONER
SAFETY PROGRAM AUDITOR
TECHNICAL SAFETY INSPECTOR

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Occupational
Materials
Safety
Handling
and Health
and Storage
Center
 Materials Handling

A technique which includes the art of lifting,

placing, storing or movement of materials
through the use of appropriate handling
equipment and men.

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Materials Handling and Storage
 Classification of Materials
Handling Operation
• Manual Handling
– consists of any hand operated handling,
transporting and packaging of products.

• Mechanical Handling
– pertains to more rigid, powered and non-
powered mechanics mainly for handling bulky
and heavy items.

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 Manual Handling Methods

• Manual handling methods are highly

susceptible to injuries and accidents that
not only lead to personal injury
• Manual handling is riskier than one might
think. It could lead to strains, sprains,
wounds, fractures, and hernias.
• Always stop and think before lifting any
load and ask yourself whether there is an
even safer way to do the job.
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 Lifting Comparison

Wrong Way

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 Lifting Comparison

Right Way

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 Human Body Anatomy

Meet you body

Your Back WEAK

Protect it

Your Legs STRONG

Use their power to lift

correctly…. And safely
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Manual Handling Technique
• Practice Proper Lifting Technique
– Examine the load and the surrounding
area
– Bend knees when lifting a load
– Look forward to keep back straight
– Position the load close to the body
– Maintain a firm grip on the load
– Use smooth, control movements
– Keep arms in front of the body
– Turn feet in the direction of the
movement and do not twist

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 Materials Handling Accessories

• Hand-operated accessories
– to provide easy access,
– protection of operator
– prevention of damage to material.

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Materials Handling Accessories

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 Materials Handling Accessories

• Chains
– do not let chains get kinked, knotted or
twisted.
• Steel and plastic straps
– make sure straps are not too loose or tight.
– do not lift by the strap unless the same is
designed for that purpose.

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 Materials Handling Accessories

• Trolleys and hand trucks

– a curved bed for drums,
– any bulky, awkward or delicate items.
– Position it in such a way that it won’t pinch or
crush any part of the body when it slips.
• Ropes is common in handling materials
– One has to know what particular rope can
handle particular tasks/loads.
– keep rope in good condition all the time.
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 Mechanical Handling
Mechanical handling could be categorized
into two:
– lifting equipment
– transport equipment.

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 Mechanical Handling
Classification
• Mechanical Powered

• Lifting Equipment
– Hoist and lift
– Cranes

• Transport Equipment
– Industrial truck
– forklift
– tractor trailer
– dump truck
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 Lifting Equipment
• Variety of items for lifting heavy and bulky
items with minimal human intervention,
• Examples of these are
– lever hoist
– chain hoist
– electric chain hoist

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 Lifting Equipment

• Cranes
– Stationary
• Tower cranes,
• Overhead traveling cranes
– Mobile
• Wheel Type
• Crawler Type
• Gantry cranes.

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 Materials Storage General
Requirements
• Materials should be stored neatly and
orderly. A variety of ways and means
could easily be adopted and maintained.

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 Materials Storage General
Requirements
• Have at least two exits
• Properly illuminated
• Properly ventilated
• Restricted access

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Storage Racks

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 Location of Storage

• Materials not obstruct alarm boxes,

sprinklers system control,First Aid
equipment, etc.

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 Steps in Solving Materials
Handling Problems
• What are to be moved?
• Direction to be moved?
• Frequency to be moved?
• Volume to be moved?
– With this situation,
• location of the storage
• with respect to its movement:
• Use of special handling equipment

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 Steps in Solving Materials
Handling Problems
• Minimize time and effort, the distance to
be moved must be considered
• Minimize manual handling.
• Decide for material handling procedure
– manual
– mechanical handling,
• Depending on the circumstances and
characteristics of the materials.
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 Safe Handling Procedure
(Summary)
• Be alert for hazards.
• Follow company safety regulations.
• Take your time and don't take chances.
• Use proper lifting techniques;
• Get help or mechanical assistance
• Wear protective gear.
• Keep an eye on what others are doing.
• Let other workers know what you're doing.
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