MATERIAL HANDLING

COURSE OBJECTIVES
INTRODUCTION

PLANNING OF MATERIAL HANDLING

MECHANICAL TRANSPORTATION OF MATERIALS

SITE STORAGE OF MATERIALS

MANUAL HANDLING TECHNIQUES

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT

SUMMARY
 INTRODUCTION

MATERIAL
HANDLING

“The term material handling refers to the movement of any

load in UP, DOWN, FORWARD, BACKWARD, Right or Left
Direction using Manual or Mechanical Aids’’.
 INTRODUCTION

Material Handling
Manual Handling

Mechanical
Handling
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Manual material handling involves the use of the
human body to lift, lower, fill, empty, or carry loads
(any kind of movement of the load)
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Mechanical materials handling is the movement of
materials using machines like lift trucks, conveyors,
cranes and hoists.
MANUAL HANDLING HAZARDS
Back
Injuries

Slip,
Hernias
Trip, Fall
HAZARDS

Sprains
Falling
&
Objects
Strains
 CONTROLS
Material
Handling

Equipment Used
Mechanical Site Storage of
Planning Manual Handling for Material
Transportation Materials
Handling
 PLANNING
Flammable
Fire Fighting Storage shall
Off Ground Equipment be Kept Moisture
Storage Separate Protection

Wide Access
Ways Minimum
Stock Level
on Site

Machinery

Planning
Appointment
of Material Protection
Controller from
Weather
 MECHANICAL
TRANSPORTATION
Truck Request

Dumpers

Tractors & Trailers

Conveyor Belts & Monorails

 SITE STORAGE
Materials should be
Flammable Storage
Stacked, Racked, Fire Fighting
shall be Kept
Interlocked and Equipment
Separate
Secured

Adequate/
Accessible Fire Moisture Protection
Fighting Equipment

Issuing/Receiving of
Site Minimum Stock

Storage
Materials Level on Site
 SITE STORAGE
Walkways should
Stored material CHB or MSDS Shall
be free from any
shall not disrupt be readily
slipping or tripping
fire fighting system available
hazard

Safe load on racks ON HAZMATs:

should be SA HAZCOM Label
established and Respective CHB
posted MSDS

Materials shall be
stored on rated
Site Grounding,
bonding of
Portable

Storage
shelves rated for containers during
load transferring
flammable liquids
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1
Avoid Manual Handling
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Supervision

2
Workers
PPE’s
Training

Requirements
of Manual
Handling

Lift Assist Personnel

Devices shall Physical
be Provided Limitations

Below Waist
Height Rule
for Heavy
Materials
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3
Good Grip Straight Back

Four Key
Requirements for
Key Performing
Requirements Manual Handling
for Manual
Handling Steady Feet Arms Close to the Body
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Avoid Body
Twisting

4
Minimize
Seek
Reach
Assistance
Distance

Personnel
Shall
Avoid Lifting
Keep Load
Above
Close to the
Shoulder
Body
Height

Minimize
Weight of
Load
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EQUIPMENT Operators
Should be
Qualified

Leveled Control of
Surface Load

Material
Handling
Equipment
Barricade Designated
around Swing Walkways for
Radius Pedestrians

SWL Should be
Mentioned
Thank You
done