Safety Sign Catalogue 2020 SDL-Safety-Sign-Catalogue-2020 | Page 22

SDL ~ Safety Sign Catalogue 2020 MACHINERY SIGNS MANUAL HANDLING INJURIES Manual handling causes over a third of all workplace injuries. These include work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) such as pain and injuries to arms, legs and joints and repetitive strain injuries of various sorts. There are ways to help prevent manual handling injuries in the workplace. Where it is not possible to avoid handling a load, employers must look at the risks of that task and put sensible health and safety measures in place to prevent and avoid injury. A Company has been fi ned over £1m aft er a worker became trapped in machinery whilst cleaning. An investi gati on by the HSE found that the machinery should have been fi tt ed with a guard to prevent access between two conveyer belts. Use guards MA05751 210 x 148mm MA05451 210 x 148mm MA05719 100 x 250mm* Lift correctly MA05251 MA05250 MA03351 MA03350 210 x 148mm* 297 x 210mm 210 x 148mm 297 x 210mm* MA01604 MA01651 100 x 75mm* 210 x 148mm (L) = Landscape Sign (P) = Portrait Sign *Rigid Only Magnetic Signs Code See below each illustration for code Size (H x W) 100 x 250mm (L) 210 x 148mm (P) (A5) 297 x 210mm (P) (A4) Rigid S/A £6.85 £7.01 £11.08 - £4.48 £7.32 Turn to page 62 21 STORAGE DESIGN LTD TEL:01446772614 www.storage-design.ltd.uk [email protected]