Accredited Pollution Control Officer

Accredited Safety & Health Consultant

Certified Pest Applicator - Fumigator
ISO 9001:2000 Process Owner
 INTRODUCTION
 Almost every Supervisor, at one time or another,
has had to handle materials on the job. Materials
handling may be done MANUALLY or with
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, but either way,
material handling can be a source of occupational
injury.

 Handling of materials accounts for 20 – 25 % of

all occupational injuries. These injuries occur
in every part of an operation, not just the
stockroom or warehouse.

 Strains and sprains, fractures and bruises are the

common INJURIES. They are caused by,
primarily, by unsafe practices – improperly lifting,
carrying too heavy a load, incorrect gripping,
failing to observe proper foot or hand clearances,
and failing to wear personal protective equipment.
 MATERIALS HANDLING
 MATERIALS HANDLING – is the
preparation, placing, and positioning of
materials to facilitate their movement or
storage.

 There is now substantial international acceptance of

both the scale of the manual handling problem and
methods of prevention.

 Modern medical and scientific knowledge stresses the

importance of an ergonomic approach in
removing or reducing the risk of manual handling
injury.
 ERGONOMICS – is sometimes described as
“fitting the job to the person, rather than
the person to the job”.

 The ergonomic approach therefore looks at

manual handling as a whole, taking into account a
range of relevant factors including the nature of
risk, the load, the working environment and
individual capability.

 Many manual handling injuries are cumulative

rather than being truly attributable to any single
handling incident. The result can be physical
impairment or even permanent disability.
 According to PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
A SOLIDS

 Bulk – crated large machineries and parts, crated materials,

caustic blocks, soap blocks, etc.
 Powder – flours, phosphates, sugar, cement.
 Granules & Gravel size – copra meal pellets, silicates.
 Odd size – copra.

B LIQUIDS

 Light – solvents, oils, fuels.

 Viscous – molasses, asphalt, heavy oil, paints.
 Pastes – detergent paste, adhesives.

C GASES
 According to HAZARDOUS
CHARACTERISTICS

A Flammables – easily set on fire & likely to burn

rapidly.
B Explosives
C Toxic – poisonous.
D Corrosive
E Emits Hazardous Fumes or Gases
F Fragile
 LIFTING

 DISTANCE is particularly important where lifting is an

integral part of the job.

 TRANSPORTING
 Considerable thought should be given to the planning and
routing of TRAFFIC.

 STORING
 Depends on COST & TYPE of materials and free FLOW
of materials.
 MANUAL  MECHANICAL
 Individual Capacity
 Powered Hand Truck
 Crane
 25 kg…female  Hoist
 50 kg…male  Forklift
 Boom Truck
 Accessories  Heavy - Duty Truck
 Tractors
 2 wheeled hand trucks  Railroad Cars
 4 wheeled hand trucks  Conveyors
 Crowbars  Pipelines
 Shovel
 Pallets
 Carton Clamps
 Wire Ropes
 Lifting Bars
 Can the job be engineered to possibly eliminate manual
handling ?

 Can the material be conveyed or moved mechanically ?

 In what way do the materials being handled cause

injury ?

 Can employees be given handling aids to make their

job easier and safer ?

 Will protective clothing or equipment (PPE), help

prevent injuries ?
 Size up the load

 Obtain secure footing – place feet solidly and

well apart and close to the object as practical

 Crouch close to the load and get a firm grip.

Keep back as straight as possible

 Lift by straightening legs.

 This is a normal spine.
 The normal anatomy of the
spine is usually described by
dividing up the spine into 3
major sections:
 The cervical,
 The thoracic, and
 The lumbar spine. (Below
the lumbar spine is a bone
called the sacrum, which is part
of the pelvis). Each section is
made up of individual bones
called vertebrae. There are 7
cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic
vertebrae, and 5 lumbar
vertebrae.
 Push Carts or Haul Carts
 Wheel Barrows
 Drum Lifters
 Buckets
 Slings
 Conveyors – roller, chute (gravity),
belt, screw, pneumatic.
 Elevators – cages & buckets
 Rolling Stocks – trucks/tractors,
forklift/Lift trucks, trailers.
 Hoist/Cranes – overhead crane,
locomotive cranes, derrick.
 Cable System
 Equipment & accessories INSPECTION

 MAINTENANCE

 Authorized and qualified OPERATORS

 Experienced RIGGER / SPOTTER

 Order Picker Turret Truck Reach Type
Outrigger

Sit Down Rider

Fork - LPG
 Piping Systems
 Pumps
 Troughs/Canals
 Helicoids conveyor
 Scoops
 SAFE OPERATION OF MATERIALS
HANDLING EQUIPMENT
 TRACTORS
A Operated by authorized and qualified drivers.

B Operated at speed consistent with road conditions outside

and inside the plant premises.

C Properly secured coupling of truck trailer train.

 FORKLIFT TRUCKS
A Operated by authorized and qualified drivers.

B Should have substantial canopy guards.

 C Should not be used to transport personnel.

D Loads should be stable.

E Should travel with load as low as possible.

F Loads should not be raised or lowered en-route.

 POWER TRUCKS/CRANES

A Operated by authorized and qualified crane

operator.

B Operator should always have a helper.

C Operated at the lowest possible speed.

D The hook should be fixed to the lower end of the boom when
traveling without load.
 TEMPORARY & PERMANENT STORAGE should be secured, neat &
orderly.

 Allow adequate CEILING CLEARANCE under the sprinklers (18 to 36

inches).

 Keep all exits & aisles CLEAR AT ALL TIMES.

 USE BINS & RACKS to facilitate storage and reduce hazards.

 SEGREGATION & ISOLATION requirements:

 Six (6) meters “SAFE” Separation Distance.

 Cartons – Lumbers – Bagged Materials – Barrels – Pipes – Liquid

Containers – Paints & Thinners – Gasoline / Diesel – Oxygen & Acetylene
Cylinders.
PALLETS STACKING
 Make sure the chemical being used is the right one
for the job.
 Determine the nature and degree of hazard of
the chemical.
 Never use an unknown substance.
 Isolate the hazard.
 Match protection to the hazard.
 Make sure the chemical has not changed its
composition and strength.
 Know what the chemical is going to do.
 Know how to spot conditions that could lead to a
hazardous condition.
 Be familiar with emergency procedures.
PROPER LABELING & MARKING

 FLAMMABLE
 COMBUSTIBLE
 ACID
 GASES
 OXIDIZER
MATERIALS HANDLING PROBLEMS
 Common injuries are strains, sprains, fractures
& bruises. These are primarily caused by
unsafe practices:

 improper lifting,
 carrying too heavy load,
 incorrect gripping,
 failing to observe proper foot or hand clearance,
and
 failing to use or wear proper equipment &/or
personal protective equipment & clothing.

 Property damage & serious injury/fatality

caused by mechanical equipment!