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1 Pu rpose......................................................................................................................................................4 2 S c ope .........................................................................................................................................................4 3 Respons i b i l i t y , a u thor i t y and a cc o u ntab i l i t y .........................................................................................5 4 Des c r i pt i on ................................................................................................................................................6 4. 1 Man u a l h and li ng and li f t i ng ............................................................................................................... 6 4. 1 . 1 C ommon c a u se o f i n j u r y ............................................................................................................. 6 4. 1 . 2 E mp l o y ees respons i b ili t y ............................................................................................................ 6 4. 1 . 3 T ra i n i ng ....................................................................................................................................... 6 4. 1 .4 G ood li f t i ng te c h n iq u e ................................................................................................................. 6 4. 1 . 5 H o l d i ng l oads a w a y f rom t h e tr u n k .............................................................................................7 4. 1 . 6 T w i st i ng .......................................................................................................................................7 4. 1 .7 S toop i ng ......................................................................................................................................7 4. 1 .8 R ea c h i ng u p w ards ......................................................................................................................7 4. 1 .9 L arge vert ic a l movement o f t h e l oad ..........................................................................................7 4. 1 . 1 0 L ong c arr y i ng d i stan c es ..............................................................................................................8 4. 1 . 11 S tren u o u s p u s h i ng or p u lli ng ......................................................................................................8 4. 1 . 1 2 U npred ic tab l e movement o f l oads ..............................................................................................8 4. 1 . 13 R epet i t i ve h and li ng .....................................................................................................................8 4. 1 . 1 4 I ns uff ici ent rest or re c over y per i od ..............................................................................................8 4. 1 . 1 5 T eam h and li ng ............................................................................................................................8 4. 2 Sli ps , T r i ps and F a ll s .........................................................................................................................9 4. 2 . 1 P l ann i ng ......................................................................................................................................9 4. 2 . 2 C ontro l meas u res .......................................................................................................................9 4. 2 . 3 O rgan i sat i on ................................................................................................................................9 4. 2 .4 C h e cki ng .....................................................................................................................................9 4. 2 . 5 R ev i e w ........................................................................................................................................9 4. 2 . 6 T h e env i ronment ....................................................................................................................... 1 0 4. 2 .7 D e ck s and sta i r w a y s ................................................................................................................. 1 0 4. 2 .8 W or k p l a c e ma i ntenan c e .......................................................................................................... 1 0 4. 2 .9 P ersona l P rote c t i ve E q u i pment ................................................................................................ 1 0 4. 3 W or ki ng w i t h too l s ........................................................................................................................... 1 0 4. 3 . 1 P ersona l prote c t i on ................................................................................................................... 1 0 4. 3 . 2 J ob sa f et y .................................................................................................................................. 11 4. 3 . 3 S a f et y g u i de li nes ...................................................................................................................... 11 4.4 H and too l s ....................................................................................................................................... 11 4.4. 1 I ns u l at i on ................................................................................................................................... 1 2 4. 5 L adder sa f et y ................................................................................................................................... 1 2 4. 6 P o w er too l s ...................................................................................................................................... 13 4. 6 . 1 G enera l g u i de li nes .................................................................................................................... 13 4. 6 . 2 Ma c h i ne and too l g u ards .......................................................................................................... 1 4 4. 6 . 3 G r i nder sa f et y ........................................................................................................................... 1 5 4. 6 .4 Meta l l at h e sa f et y ...................................................................................................................... 1 5V
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