- Published: March 2018
- REF/ISBN: 9781787250260
- Edition: 1st
Overview:
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The EI has created a set of 12 good practice guidance sheets for typical manual handling and ergonomic tasks in offshore energy industries. This guidance sheet focuses covers managing factors that influence the way manual handling tasks are performed.
These factors may result from the job design, individual differences or the organisational pressure. Optimising the performance influencing factors will improve the efficiency of the work done and reduce the risk of errors and injuries. This sheet provides guidance for managers and supervisors on how to identify and manage these factors, as well as information for individuals to consider.
These 12 guidance sheets are designed to assist managers and supervisors to tackle hazards and reduce risks that are currently leading to reportable, lost time injuries offshore, and encourage an ergonomic approach to managing risks associated with manual tasks and recorded injuries.
The guidance sheets are grouped into three categories based on the information they cover:
* management guidance (RED);
* tasks (GREEN), and
* injury prevention case studies (BLUE).
Each sheet can be read on its own, but is best read in conjunction with other relevant sheets – which are suggested at the bottom of each sheet.
What this sheet covers
Guidance on designs and use of equipment and storage solutions to minimise risks from MH of hoses including gripping, carrying and connecting them. Ways to avoid MH of hoses are also considered.
Defining the problem
While there is a need for movement of fluids around a facility, there is a need for hoses. They may be small-bore flexible hoses as parts of equipment or large-bore toughened hoses for large quantities of fuel or chemicals. Either way they can be a hazard to move, carry, connect or can pose a trip hazard or possible point for loss of containment.