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Posted By A Hayden
I would really appreciate some advice as I am not a H&S professional.
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Posted By A Hayden
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To continue,
One of our delivery drivers has a consistent low back problem. Normally he delivers electrical goods along with an assistant to our customer's homes. These goods can include washing machines and other bulky as well as heavy items. We have sack barrows but that is about it. I would like to know if there are any other handling aids that I could buy to reduce the strain on his back. We did get straps but the warehouse lads said that they weren't any use. We have considered a "stair walker", I think that is what it is called, but this equipment could malfunction and cause more problems, also a lot of our customers have concerns regarding their flooring and won't allow equipment that may damage their property. I am aware that we could just deliver to the door but we also offer an installation service so we have to bring goods right in. If anyone could advise me on any equipment, I would really appreciate the help.
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Posted By Jonathan Breeze
A Hayden,
If you give forum members a bit more info about the particular task in question, then some one may be able to assist you.
The sort of things that are useful to know are:
Weight of item being lifted;
Frequency of lifting;
Other key properties (e.g. solid/liquid, alive etc);
Environmental restrictions (e.g. space constraints etc.)
The above list is not exhaustive.
Regards
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Posted By Jonathan Breeze
He, he...
Now I look silly too!
Thanks for the extra info.
Jon
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Posted By holmezy
Stair walkers are as good as any other piece of equipment so long as you check and maintain (replace) them regularly. Get your chaps trained in manual handling or kinetic lifting techniques, do on sitee inspections if necesary to see them in action. Ask them to report any faults or awkward situations and see if you can learn for next time, or whether more equipment is used. Last delivery person I dealt with always tried to carry a thick blanket or some sort of sheet with him to put on the floor to protect from damage. If that wasnt available then he used the cardboad packaging from the appliance, (or the one from previous delivery). Also be very careful if you are installing. Are your chaps suitably trained (gas or electric)? You dont want to held liable for some installation fault.
Holmezy
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Posted By A Hayden
Thank you for your response. The delivery guys just deliver, we have a Service department that actually does the installation. I think that is a great idea about a blanket or cardboard. I will suggest they use that where customers are concerned about their flooring. It may well be worth it for our Warehouse Manager to spend a day on deliveries to observe, and from that we may decide to arrange training. This has been a great help and is much appreciated.
Anne Marie
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