Manual Handling and Ergonomics

2024

Farm Safety During Lambing

While physical risks of injury from sheep may be lower than livestock, health risks may be greater especially with musculoskeletal disorders and contracting zoonotic diseases.

2019

Risk Assessment for Managing Ergonomic Risks

The is an abridged version of the 'Managing Ergonomic Risk in the Workplace to Improve Musculoskeletal Health' publication, published in March 2019.

2019

Managing Ergonomic Risk in the Workplace to Improve Musculoskeletal Health

This guide gives direction on the actions that need to be taken in order to manage ergonomic risks at workplace level. It explains the main ergonomic risk factors that may aﬀect a person’s health when carrying out work activities, outlines the risk assessment process involved in managing ergonomic risks, and gives guidance on useful risk assessment tools that can be used to quantify ergonomic risk factors.

2018

Reducing the Risk of Back Injuries on the Farm

Farmers should be aware that some aspects of this physical work involve a risk of musculoskeletal injury, particularly back injury.

2015

Ergonomics - Good Practice in the Irish Workplace

This publication demonstrates examples of how companies introduced a range of engineering and organisational improvements in the way work is carried out to avoid or reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injury. It describes a range of measures that companies can consider to minimise exposure of their workforce to poor ergonomic conditions.

2015

Reducing the Manual Handling of Glazing Units - Information Sheet

This information sheet focuses on risk-reduction measures for systems of work used for the manual handling of glazing units from a storage area on site to the point of installation.

2013

Guide on Manual Handling Risk Management in Transport and Storage

This guide gives practical information on actions that can be taken to manage the potential hazard of manual handling in transport and storage.

2013

Reducing the Manual Handling of Roof Panels

This factsheet aims to highlight the physical risk factors associated with the manual handling of roof panels and to present examples of how such risk factors can be reduced.

2013

Guide on Manual Handling Risk Assessment in the Hospitality Sector

This short, practical guide offers guidance on useful interventions that can be put in place to address the issue of injury due to manual handling in the hospitality sector.

2013