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The document outlines guidelines for safe manual handling practices, emphasizing the need for assessment and the use of mechanical aids when lifting heavy loads. It specifies allowable load limits based on employee age and mandates that materials should be moved using appropriate equipment and clear aisles. Additionally, it highlights the importance of training workers in safe lifting techniques and ensuring that only designated personnel operate mechanical handling equipment.

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Handling

The document outlines guidelines for safe manual handling practices, emphasizing the need for assessment and the use of mechanical aids when lifting heavy loads. It specifies allowable load limits based on employee age and mandates that materials should be moved using appropriate equipment and clear aisles. Additionally, it highlights the importance of training workers in safe lifting techniques and ensuring that only designated personnel operate mechanical handling equipment.

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MANUAL HANDLING

Introduction:
Manual lifting tasks must be assessed before being undertaken. Weights must be known before being
handled and appropriate equipment identified and used to handle heavy/ awkward loads. Workers
undertaking manual lifting must be instructed in safe practices and must follow safe manual lifting methods.
• Avoid or mechanise manual handling operations, as far as possible.
• Provide information on the load to be handled.
• Assess any hazardous manual handling operations which cannot be avoided.
• Complete manual handling assessments.
Main points:
1. No employee shall be asked to carry loads above his capacity and in case no load shall exceed 32kgs as
specified in table.
2. Where possible, mechanical lifting equipment shall be used.
Lifting or lowering of loads unspecialized employees in material loading and lowering in repetitive short intervals.
ALLOWABLE LOAD LIMITS FOR MANUAL
EMPLOYEE AGE (YEARS)
LIFTING (Kgs)
16-18 24
18-20 30
20-35 32
35-50 26
More than 50 20

Material

3. Materials in the worksite shall be moved by hand trucks, forklifts, mechanical pulled truck or any other
mechanical equipment.
4. Appropriate aisles for materials movement by mechanical devices shall be prepared and marked with
suitable signs for safe movement. These aisles shall be kept clear from any obstruction and pedestrians
shall not be permitted to use them.
5. Forklifts and other mechanical handling equipment shall not be operated otherwise than by personnel
designated by authorities concerned and a responsible company approved by Dubai Municipality. They
shall be professional in operating and directing such equipment.
6. All materials subject to dismantling, gliding or rolling shall be piled for transfer and handling.
7. Whenever materials are to be moved by hands, the materials size shall not be above the size which the
employee can easily move and bulky materials which restrict visibility shall not be moved.

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