The integrated materials handling prevention strategy combines training and intervention and is based on the understanding, observation and analysis of five principles of action. These principles are common to all handling techniques used by workers. Principle 3: Stabilising the worker-load pair...

The integrated materials handling prevention strategy combines training and intervention and is based on the understanding, observation and analysis of five principles of action. These principles are common to all handling techniques used by workers. Principle 4 deals with the quality of...

The integrated materials handling prevention strategy combines training and intervention and is based on the understanding, observation and analysis of five principles of action. These principles are common to all handling techniques used by workers. Principle 5 explains the worker's ability to use...

The OSH experts of the hardware store toom developped together with an engeneer a tool to handle heavy wooden pannels. Conventional manual handling of the wooden pannels - removal from the shelf and transport to the cutting area - exposed the workers to manually lifting heavy loads and accident. The...

This video of a risk assessment case study shows a warehouse worker manually handle a large barrel weight 80kg. It points out the risks and gives a solution for the problems showed.

This video of a risk assessment case study shows a worker manually lifts a bucket of material up a stairwell and lifts material into chute. It points out the risks and gives a solution for the problems showed.