kneeling while trowelling concrete • or laying carpet continually standing while operating • a power press with foot pedal controls. bending to prune pot plants (see • Picture 3). Repetitive painting • lifting goods from a conveyor belt Picture 4 movement • and packing them into a carton typing and other keyboard tasks • (see Picture 4) picking orders in warehousing • assembly work in manufacturing • a socket and ratchet or spanner • to unscrew long bolts. Application of lifting or carrying a object • pushing or pulling an object that is Picture 5 high force • hard to move operating tools (eg tin snips) with • squeeze grips that are too far apart throwing or catching objects • lifting a heavy item from a high shelf • continually picking up heavy boxes • of food and drink products (see Picture 5). Exposure to Whole-body vibration: operating earth moving plant Picture 6 sustained • driving a tractor, crane or forklift • vibration (see Picture 6) Picture 7 ride-on mowers and skid-steer • loaders. Hand-arm vibration: using chainsaws and other • mechanised saws using impact tools, including • jackhammers, vibrating plates, chippers and pavement breakers using mechanical digging tools, • including spade and ditch diggers and small augers using powered hand tools, including • drills (see Picture 7), pneumatic nut runners, impact wrenches and grinders, lawnmowers and brush cutters. Handling of live assisting a mobility impaired patient • treating a panic-stricken animal in a Picture 8 persons or • veterinary clinic animals handling a horse • lifting children in and out of cots • (see Picture 8). Handling unstable lifting a sack of flour • carrying an open cooking pot full of Picture 9 or unbalanced • soup loads that are carrying a large sheet of • difficult to grasp plasterboard or hold carrying a ladder (see Picture 9), • especially if it tilts
• kneeling while trowelling concrete or laying carpet • continually standing while operating a power press with foot pedal controls. • bending to prune pot plants (see Picture 3). Repetitive movement • painting • lifting goods from a conveyor belt and packing them into a carton • typing and other keyboard tasks (see Picture 4) • picking orders in warehousing • assembly work in manufacturing • a socket and ratchet or spanner to unscrew long bolts. Picture 4 Application of high force • lifting or carrying a object • pushing or pulling an object that is hard to move • operating tools (eg tin snips) with squeeze grips that are too far apart • throwing or catching objects • lifting a heavy item from a high shelf • continually picking up heavy boxes of food and drink products (see Picture 5). Picture 5 Exposure to sustained vibration Whole-body vibration: • operating earth moving plant • driving a tractor, crane or forklift (see Picture 6) • ride-on mowers and skid-steer loaders. Hand-arm vibration: • using chainsaws and other mechanised saws • using impact tools, including jackhammers, vibrating plates, chippers and pavement breakers • using mechanical digging tools, including spade and ditch diggers and small augers • using powered hand tools, including drills (see Picture 7), pneumatic nut runners, impact wrenches and grinders, lawnmowers and brush cutters. Picture 6 Picture 7 Handling of live persons or animals • assisting a mobility impaired patient • treating a panic-stricken animal in a veterinary clinic • handling a horse • lifting children in and out of cots (see Picture 8). Picture 8 Handling unstable or unbalanced loads that are difficult to grasp or hold • lifting a sack of flour • carrying an open cooking pot full of soup • carrying a large sheet of plasterboard • carrying a ladder (see Picture 9), especially if it tilts Picture 9