When stacking shelves, manual handling means lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying, moving, or holding any item which has to be moved on to or removed from shelves. Often shelf stacking may be associated with moving trolleys.
Risk control means finding solutions to the problems.
The following general problems and suggested solutions are examples of how manual handling injuries may be reduced. Store large awkward items at ground level. The examples provided may need to be used in combination with each other. Other risk control strategies, for example training, form part of any well thought out solution. We are all responsible for safety in the workplace.