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Manual Handling Risk Assessment for
CLEARING TABLES
Activity
Potential
Hazards
Risk
Rating
Control Measures
Responsibility
Standing between trolley
and bin rotating upper
trunk to clear table into
bins or containers.
Upper trunk strain
Medium Provide bins with low height to ensure minimum
lift.
Provide training, information and supervision in
the correct manual handling techniques.
Ensure adequate rest breaks are provided.
Supervisor and H&S Rep to
ensure training and assess
competency.
Cleaning company and client
representative to jointly review
bins for fitness for purpose and
risk.
Lifting equipment and
boxes etc onto high
benches.
Lifting from waist to
above shoulders
Shoulder/Upper
trunk back strain
Medium Provide/ensure lower level bench space is
available for heavier items.
Train employees to minimise the weight of the
containers by not overfilling them.
Provide wheeled trolleys to minimise the
carrying distances wherever practical.
Cleaning company and client
representative to jointly review
activities and containers for
fitness for purpose and risk.
Leaning over tables –
forward motion upper
trunk to lift goods and
clean surface
Lower back strain
Medium Ensure adequate rest breaks are provided.
Rotate employees between tasks by ensuring
adequate manpower is available.
Supervisor and H&S Rep to
review work schedules.
Grasping container/box
or tray in one hand
whilst collecting goods in
the other.
Hand, thumb, wrist
and elbow strain
One hand only.
Medium Provide trolleys to minimise the carrying time
and distances.
Rotate employees between tasks by ensuring
adequate manpower is available.
Cleaning company and client
representative to jointly review
activities and containers for
fitness for purpose and risk.
Supervisor and H&S Rep to
review work schedules.
Carrying heavy boxes or
containers.
Wrist, arm strain
Medium Provide trolleys to minimise the carrying time
and distances.
Provide training, information and supervision in
the correct manual handling techniques.
Rotate employees between tasks by ensuring
adequate manpower is available.
Cleaning company and client
representative to jointly review
activities and containers for
fitness for purpose and risk.
Supervisor and H&S Rep to
review work schedules.
Manual Handling Risk Assessment for
DETAILING, CLEANING LEDGES and REMOVING GUM
Activity
Potential
Hazards
Risk
Rating
Control Measures
Responsibility
Kneeling under tables
which are fixed to the
floor. Twisting trunk and
shoulders to remove
gum from underneath
table top
Upper trunk and
shoulders.
Knee Strain
Low Provide instruction, training in the correct
selection of cleaning materials to enable the task
to be undertaken without the use of excessive
force.
Knee pads to be provided when extensive
cleaning is required to be undertaken whilst
kneeling.
Cleaning company to jointly
review activities and chemicals
for fitness for purpose and risk.
Supervisor and H&S Rep to
review work schedules.
Excessive reaching on
ledges which may
involve reaching above
shoulder height
Upper trunk and
shoulders.
Low Provide instruction, training to enable the task to
be undertaken without the use of excessive
force or reaching. Platform ladder or stool may
need to be considered.
Use extender poles with cloths where practical.
Cleaning company to jointly
review activities and determine
aids as necessary.
Supervisor and H&S Rep to
review work schedules.