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Posted By Andrew Meiklejohn
Am in process of dealling eith two near misses - with the potential to be fatalities and am looking for some legislative backing.
contents of the case have nearly fallen on employees during their removal. Each screen is removed, as and when required, by lifting up a Separator (a wooden arm with a nail in one end with high density foam between screens, lift it up too far and it will release all 10 and at 59Kg each that’s well over half a metric ton.
The construction of the case is to be honest inadequate seen beeter pallets)and I can guarantee there will further incidents.
Question is: apart from manual handling regs is there any more legislation not sure if i to cover this, ( would prefer eu directives as supplier abroad) to give to my buyers to put pressure on suppliers to redesign packaging
Thanks in advance
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Posted By Andrew Meiklejohn
Sorry that should read
Had a couple of incidents, where the contents of a case of windscreens have nearly fallen on employees during their removal.
Each screen is removed, as and when required, by lifting up a wooden separator. The windscreens are then lifted on to a trolley, and taken to the chassis. The problem is if the separators are lifted too far and it will release all 10 screens. At 59Kg each, that’s well over half a metric ton so you can imagine the consequences if we actually have an accident. IMO The construction of the case is not fit for our purposes, and I can guarantee there will further incidents.
So I aim to convince the supplier to make changes to the construction of the packaging.
is there any legislation to cover this apart from man handling regs. I don't think it could really come under carriage of dangerous goods could it?
Thanks again
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Posted By DavidW
Andrew
Wouldn't PUWER 98 cover this? They implement the non lifting aspects of the Amending Directive to the Use of Work Equipment Directive so should be roughly applicable across the EU?
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Posted By Andrew Meiklejohn
It's certainly generic enough but doesn't work equipment require a CE mark as well. So no CE mark not Work Equipment?
They certainly have a duty of care...
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Posted By DavidW
The Regs certainly don't mention anything about CE marks. Reg 2 defines work equipment as "any machinery, appliance, apparatus, tool or installation for use at work (whether exclusively or not)" From you post it sounds like part of the packing of these windscreens is used to left them out and that would appear to to be work equipment.
If that fails then surely a Risk assessment under 3 of the Management Regs would identify the need for further/better controls? These Regs implement the requirements of the EC Framework Directive (89/391/EEC)
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