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MANUAL HANDLINGLOADING FINISHED PRODUCTLoading finished wood products into vehicles for transport to customers ofteninvolves hazardous manual handling. A variety of different sizes and weightscan be loaded for distribution.Does the work involve any of the following?HIGH RISKTICKExerting high force while in an awkward posture, e.g. handling the completed timber product fromstorage areasPushing or pulling objects that are hard to move or to stop, e.g. moving completed product tovehicle loading areasLifting, lowering or carrying heavy loads, e.g. lifting large or heavy completed timber frames up onto a truckINTERIM WORK PRACTICE (MEDIUM RISK)PREFERRED SOLUTION (LOW RISK)• Select vehicles which allow easier handling of product• Use mechanical aids such as vacuumlifters to move and load finished productSpecially designed trucks to load productat waist heightVacuum lift is used to load sofas into stillages• Use pallet decks in a loading bay to raise product tothe same height as the delivery truck• Use trucks with tail gate loader (a powered drop downtray) to raise the product for loading28 WORKSAFE VICTORIA / A GUIDE TO SAFETY IN THE WOOD PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
MANUAL HANDLINGINTERIM WORK PRACTICE (MEDIUM RISK)PREFERRED SOLUTION (LOW RISK)• Employer to establish weight guidelines in consultationwith employees. Any products that exceed thoseweight limits will need to be loaded in sections. Otheroptions include glazing on-site for windows or deliveringin modules for cabinets and in-built furniture.• Using gravity roller systems to load products into theback of trucksVacuum lift is used to palletisefinished productTruck is backed to a docking bayat the same height.• Use raised docking bays or dock-levellers to allowproducts to be loaded at the same height as the truck• Load straight onto the truck from the production line• Use cranes and slings to load trucks• Use roller tables to move product to stacksRetractable rollers on workbench to removemanufactured productsWORKSAFE VICTORIA / A GUIDE TO SAFETY IN THE WOOD PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 29
Page 1 and 2: A GUIDE TO SAFETYIN THE WOOD PRODUC
Page 3 and 4: CONTENTSINTRODUCTION . . . . . . .
Page 5 and 6: INTRODUCTIONRisk controlRisk contro
Page 7 and 8: INTRODUCTIONHOW TO USE THIS GUIDETh
Page 9 and 10: PLANTPLANT IN WOOD PRODUCTS MANUFAC
Page 11 and 12: PLANTPermanently fixed physical bar
Page 13 and 14: PLANTUSING HAND TOOLSThe definition
Page 15 and 16: PLANTUsing hand toolsReferring to t
Page 17 and 18: 2MANUAL HANDLINGMANUAL HANDLING AND
Page 19 and 20: MANUAL HANDLINGHazard identificatio
Page 21 and 22: MANUAL HANDLINGINTERIM WORK PRACTIC
Page 25 and 26: MANUAL HANDLINGHANDLING TROLLEYSPOT
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Page 33 and 34: MANUAL HANDLINGCHECKLIST FOR THE MA
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Page 37 and 38: 4ENVIRONMENTNOISEWOOD DUSTDANGEROUS
Page 39 and 40: ENVIRONMENTWOOD DUSTTimber dust pos
Page 41 and 42: ENVIRONMENTHOUSEKEEPINGPoor houseke
Page 43 and 44: OTHER USEFULGUIDANCE MATERIALThose
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