Safety In Material Handling

Avoiding Workplace
Injuries

 Stay in shape.

 Consider where you will walk.

 Don’t use your body if you don’t have
to.
 Manual
Handling
Manual handling is any transporting or
supporting of a load by one or more workers. It
includes the following activities: lifting, holding,
putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or
moving of a load.
• 25% of all injuries are related to material
handling.
• 80% are due to the lower back.
• Incorrect lifting causes most injuries.
Hey Charlie! Did you

• Not to carry loads above capacity

see that game last
night?

• Mechanical lifting is preferable

What makes manual
handling hazardous?
 Rules for Lifting
• Get close to the load.
• Keep feet apart.
• Keep back straight.
• Bend your knees.
• Tuck your chin.
• Grip the load with your
palms.
• Lift by knee

•Safe lifting postures

Hazards Associated with
Materials Handling

 Check your environment for sufficient moving room

 Check for projecting objects, wear gloves.
 Are materials secure?
 Are chemicals to be moved?
Teamwork and Handling
Various Shapes and Sizes

 If an object seems to heavy to lift, it probably is.

 When working with others, communication is critical.
 Your back should be kept straight when you carry
objects.
 Special lifting tools should be sought out and used
for large objects.
 Protect yourself when handling things.
Examples of Lifting
Equipment
Hand Tools and
Accessories
 Dock Safety

 Painting of area.
 Trailer brakes and securing.
 People in the area.
 Perform daily check of truck.
Dock Safety

Portable Docking Plate

 Dock Safety

Dock Restraint Mechanism

Receiving and Storing
Materials

 Does this look safe to you?

When Storing Materials

 Place large, heavy packages on the

bottom and lighter ones on top.
 Never place materials where they can
be tripped over or where someone
could get hurt attempting to retrieve
them.
 When materials are moved to where
you are working, they should be
secured so they can’t fall on anyone.
 Never block a traffic path or prop
materials up against a wall where they
might slide over and cause an
accident.
Corrosive and Flammable
Liquids

 Understand what it is that you are about to move.

 Examine the containers to make sure they are sealed
and properly labeled.
 Make sure you are wearing all required PPE.
Safety Guards
Safety Guards

 Are required to prevent accidents.

 Protect people, not the machine.
 Hazardous parts include point of operation
components, control mechanisms, parts that transmit
power, and parts that retain stored energy
Moving
Parts Make
Guards
Necessary
Moving
Parts Make
Guards
Necessary
Fixed Guards
Fixed Guards

 Prevent entry into the point of operation

 Do not move when the machine is in operation.
 Example: Barrier Guard
 Example: Enclosure Guard
Interlocking Guards

 Used when a fixed guard cannot be used.

 Connected to machine controls or power source.
 Can be mechanical, electrical, or pneumatic.
 Automatic Guards

 Push, pull, or sweep the operator’s hands out of the

danger zone.
 Example: Automatic Pull Backs
Presence-sensing Guards

 No physical barrier.Create a sensing area around the

danger zone.
 May use magnetic fields, radio waves, or light waves.
 Machinery must be able to stop instantaneously.
instantaneously
Power Transmission
Guards

 Prevent pieces from flying out.

 Should be kept in place at all times while the
machine is running.
 Should only be removed for repair work.
Manual
handling
vs.
material
handling
equipmen
t
 Unsafe Practices Remedial Measures

Use Hook latch to

avoid slings from
getting removed
from hook
Non-Use of Hook Latch
 When leaving crane, operator must
• Lower any suspended load to the ground
• Disengage the clutch
• Engage all safety locks
• Secure boom against high winds

When parking over night, in addition to the above

• Release the load
• Lower the boom to ground
• Provide wheel locks and wheel blocks
Fork Lift Trucks Safety
Be provided with Overhead Protection

Must be fully inside Must not

UNSAFE
Carelessness

 Be aware of your
environment.
 1. Operators must be qualified.
Fork Lift 2. Appropriate clothing must be
Trucks worn
Safety 3. Examine Equipment before use
Guidelin 4. Starting up the forklift
es 5. Consider the surrounding
environment
6. Operate at a safe speed
7. Avoid Hazards
 8. Ensure your load is stable and
secure
9. Make sure you have clear visibility
10. Forklifts are for Carrying Loads
Fork Liftonly
Trucks 11. Keep Clear of the Mast
Safety 12. Driving on Ramps
Guidelin 13. Ensure the forklift is not Over-
es loaded
14. Ensure the Load is evenly
distributed
15. Refueling When the Shift Ends
Fork Lift Trucks Safety Guidelin

16. No attachment shall be incorporated,

without taking necessary precautions

17.
17 Fork-lift should be stable

18. Fork must be kept 15-20 cm above floor

19. If Load is obstructing, drive in reverse gea

 Conveyor System Safety
Guidelines
• Stop switch at operator’s station and near motor
•Emergency Switch – pull chord – must be operative all
time
•Proper interlock to start
•Screw conveyors to be guarded to prevent contact
•Proper guard to be provided, if required to work
below conveyor
•Riding or crossing-over a conveyor is not allowed
•All pulleys, belt nips, idlers are to be guarded
 OSHA Lock Out/Tag Out
Procedures 29 CFR 1910.147

 Locking out has to do

with the removal or
prevention of hazardous
energy.
 Tag out is a
communication technique
that warns others of the
machines repair work.
Definitions

 Lockout: The placement of a lockout

device on an energy isolating device to
ensure that the equipment being controlled
cannot be operated until the lockout device
is removed
Definitions

 Tagout: The placement of a tagout device

on an energy isolating device to indicate
the equipment being controlled may not be
operated until the tagout device is removed
Employer
Responsibilities

 Establish energy control program

 Establish energy control procedures for machines and
equipment
 Provide employee training
 Conduct periodic inspections of the energy control program
Application Of The
Standard

 An employee is required to remove

or bypass a guard or other safety
device
 An employee is required to place any
part of their body in contact with the
point of operation of the operational
machine or piece of equipment
 An employee is required to place any
part of their body into a danger zone
associated with a machine operating
cycle
Minor Servicing Tasks

Employees performing minor tool changes and adjustments

that are routine, repetitive, and integral to the use of the
equipment and that occur during normal operations are not
covered by the lockout/tagout standard, provided the work
is performed using alternative measures that provide
effective protection.
Definitions

 Authorized employee: A person who locks

out or tags out machines or equipment in
order to perform servicing or maintenance
 Affected employee: A person whose job
requires him to operate or use a machine or
equipment on which servicing or maintenance
is being performed under lockout or tagout
Definitions

 Energy isolating device: The mechanism

that prevents the transmission or release of
energy and to which locks or tags are
attached
 Includes manually operated circuit
breakers, disconnect switches and others
 De-energizing Equipment

 Shut down the machine or equipment

 Isolate the machine or equipment from the
energy sources
 Apply the lockout or tagout device(s) to the
energy isolating device(s)
 Safely release all potentially hazardous
stored or residual energy
 Verify the isolation of the machine or
equipment prior to the start of servicing
work
Lockout/Tagout
Requirements

 If an energy isolating device is not capable

of being locked out, the employer’s energy
control program shall utilize a tagout
system
 Lockout Requirements

 After January 1990, whenever replacement,

major repair, or modification of a machine is
performed, or whenever new machines or
equipment are installed, they must be
designed to accept a lockout device
 Device Requirements

 Durable: Lockout and tagout devices must

withstand the environment to which they are
exposed for the maximum duration
 Standardized: Both lockout and tagout devices
must be standardized according to either color,
shape, or size
 Tagout devices must also be standardized
according to print and format
 Device Requirements

 Substantial: Lockout and tagout devices

must be substantial enough to minimize
early or accidental removal
 Identifiable: Locks and tags must clearly
identify the employee who applies them.
Tag Requirements

 Tags must also include a legend such as:

 Do not start
 Do not open
 Do not close
 Do not energize
 Do not operate
Tagout Tags
Lockout Device
Group Lockout
Tagout Tag
Lockout Signage
 SAFETY

ACCIDENT

CHOICE IS YOURS
Thank you.