To minimise these problems all cylinders must be transported on an approved trolley. These trolleys are shaped to hold the cylinder and have extensions to the rear at the bottom to prevent them falling backwards onto the person pushing them. The cylinder must be secured to the trolley during transit and kept secured before and after being moved. Anybody handling a cylinder must have been trained, by a competent person, in the art of moving a cylinder safely. A risk assessment of handling these items is included here.
Many items come well packaged in large boxes.
While these are not heavy they are difficult to lift. The handling of any box larger than a box of 2500 sheets of A4 paper should be considered hazardous. Similarly anything heavier than about 5kg may be hazardous, especially if it is bigger than the A4 paper box mentioned above. They should be kept in, and returned to, the loading bay by the workshop door.