Elements and Performance Criteria
- Assess manual handling risks
- Analyse physical effort requirements of job
- Determine time/effort components of physical effort
- Break required movement pattern down into movement components.
- Determine time and effort requirements for movements.
- Develop alternative movement patterns.
- Determine time and effort requirements for alternative movements.
- Determine handling aids required to assist movement.
- Determine preferred movement pattern.
- Analyse the ergonomics of physical effort
- Optimise application of physical effort
- Select movement patterns which are ergonomically sound and time and effort efficient.
- Ensure all relevant people are trained to use these methods.
- Ensure procedures and practices reflect the optimum methods.
- Communicate with team members and involve them in development of alternatives to ensure awareness and facilitate learning.