Assessment of manual handling tasks

Assessment of manual handling risks includes the following issues  

We might also include gender and fitness level. Snook and Ciriello in the USA have also developed a checkhst for manual handling (see Further Reading at the end of this chapter). 

A checklist for the investigation of manual handling tasks is very useful. It should refer to matters shown in the bullet points above. It is best used at the stage of designing the job to fit the worker. 

It is impossible to specify with ary accuracy, maximum weights that may be handled in industry because of the variety of factors in the load, the handler and the handling enviromnent, which affect ease and safety of handling. However, the Worksafe Australia Code of Practice for Manual Handling, for example, recommends that no person, whatever their fitness level or strength, should be required to handle a load above 55 kg without some form of assistance. 

Manual handling task assessment and general and specific user populations 

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