This general health and safety checklist is not exhaustive and is provided as a general guide – to assess the arrangements required. Issue: Comments: Is the worker new to the task? No □ Yes □ Are there any physical or ability Yes No □ □ factors to consider? Is the P.P.E. suitable for the job? Yes No □ □ Has the employee received manual Yes No □ □ handling training? Are weights of more than 16 kg Yes No □ □ involved? Is more than 3 kg handled from a Yes No □ □ seating position? Is more than 10 kg handled from a Yes No □ □ seating position? Are large pushing and/or puling forces Yes No □ □ involved? Is the load difficult to handle? Yes No □ □ Is it difficult to grip? Yes No □ □ Is there frequent or prolonged bending Yes No □ □ of the body? Is there frequent or prolonged Yes No □ □ reaching above the shoulder? Is there frequent or prolonged Yes No □ □ reaching forward? Issue: Comments: Is there frequent or prolonged twisting Yes No □ □ of the back?
This general health and safety checklist is not exhaustive – and is provided as a general guide to assess the arrangements required. Issue: Comments: Is the worker new to the task? □ Yes □ No Are there any physical or ability factors to consider? □ Yes □ No Is the P.P.E. suitable for the job? □ Yes □ No Has the employee received manual handling training? □ Yes □ No Are weights of more than 16 kg involved? □ Yes □ No Is more than 3 kg handled from a seating position? □ Yes □ No Is more than 10 kg handled from a seating position? □ Yes □ No Are large pushing and/or puling forces involved? □ Yes □ No Is the load difficult to handle? □ Yes □ No Is it difficult to grip? □ Yes □ No Is there frequent or prolonged bending of the body? □ Yes □ No Is there frequent or prolonged reaching above the shoulder? □ Yes □ No Is there frequent or prolonged reaching forward? □ Yes □ No Issue: Comments: Is there frequent or prolonged twisting of the back? □ Yes □ No