Manual Handling Aids Available To Assist Manual Handling

There are health and safety benefits for employers if they control manual handling
risks by the use of lifting and handling aids such as:

• Improved/maintained productivity;
• Reduction in retraining costs;
• Limiting the options for liability;
• Reduction of injury/ill health to employees

Examples Of Manual Handling Equipment

Personal Conveyor Belt used to transport tiles and bricks up to roof/ scaffolding height

Suction Slab Lifter used to lift slabs, keeping hands and feet well clear whilst spreading the load to a safe limit

Genie Lift Used to lift heavy items such a lintels (in diagram) above head height

Plasterboard Lift Used to raise plasterboard to ceiling height

Panel Trolley Used to transport plasterboard

Sack Trolley With Lift Used to transport items such as bricks (in diagram) along the ground and over kerbs and thresholds

Gin Wheel Used to lift items to upper levels of scaffolding – these are not considered safe as they rely on the operator holding onto them.