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[Carloss]

ayy check H&S, States there 25kg is the maximum load one person is to handle

 

[Big_Spark]

ayy check H&S, States there 25kg is the maximum load one person is to handle

That is NOT correct.

 

[Carloss]

Hmm, very strange the tutor said 25kg is the maximum any more than that you have to get help.

Even got a handout about it.

FWL_Engineer can you give me a reference to where it states different; my copy may be out of date or fulse.

 

[breezer]

i have to agree with carlos, my h & s assement book (ECS031/5 april 2003)

Q 2.13 says what is the recomended limit for a compact load that can be safely carried by a fit male worker?

it also gives the answers and says 25 kg, is in the HSE guidelines, and relates to lifting at hip / stomach height

 

[Big_Spark]

What the HSE ACTUALLY say is that

no person should be EXPECTED to lift anything heavier than 25kg alone or without mechanical assistance, however the actual weight limit for a person must be assessed by that person as being the maximum weight they feel comfortable lifting from floor level and being able to carry 10 meters without undue stress or hardship

So for anyone to claim that 25Kg is a legal limit is horse manure. If anyone doubts this, I suggest you telephone the HSE directly. This is something that is often misquoted by the ill-informed.

 

[breezer]

as i said that is what it says in my book, i guess we will have to disgree (again)

 

[kendor]

kendor
with a name like Carlos(s) please don't mention Bombs, ask Bob!

It's Carl Actually

Sorry about the pun i was JACKALing around you should still ask bob what he calls his plumb though!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

no person should be EXPECTED to lift anything heavier than 25kg alone or without mechanical assistance, however the actual weight limit for a person must be assessed by that person as being the maximum weight they feel comfortable lifting from floor level and being able to carry 10 meters without undue stress or hardship

I would interpret that to mean that no employer must expect (i.e. request or require) an employee to lift more than the lesser of

1) 25kg

2) The weight the employee feels comfortable lifting from floor level and being able to carry 10 meters without undue stress or hardship.

It's the carrying part which is the real killer. My welder weighs, from memory, 50-60kg, it is about as compact as anything weighing that much can be unless made from collapsed matter, and has two very sturdy handles with which to lift it. I have no problem lifting it enough to get it into the boot of a car. But carry it 10m? No 'kin way......

 

[Carloss]

kendor,

lol

Who is Bob?, Also tell me what it means.

 

[kendor]

bob as in Plumb-bob

 

[kendor]

Agreed with Ban, If you were carrying out a Manual Handling Assessment you would also have to take the gender of the person into consideration also the possibility that person could be pregnant the weight would have to be down rated considerably, if they were allowed to carry anything at all! (depending on how far term they had gone)

 

[Carloss]

hehe ok,,

think 15kg was for females?

 

[Big_Spark]

hehe ok,,

think 15kg was for females?

Scuse me, no sexism online please, this is the 21st Century

 

[Carloss]

Hehe,

Well various sources suggest different recommendations on lifting weight limits.

The only conclusion I can come to is common sense

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