| Document ID (ISN) | 76554 |
| CIS number |
01-389 |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Booklet INDG145
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Watch your back - Avoiding back strain in timber handling and chainsaw work |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, Oct. 2000. 8p. Illus. 2 ref. |
| Abstract |
This booklet outlines the causes of back injury and lists simple rules for the avoidance of back strain during timber handling and work with chainsaws. Useful aid tools are described along with correct body position, correct use of chainsaws and the handling of timber and heavy loads. The importance of training for proper manual handling is emphasized, as well as the need to consult a doctor in the case of back problems in order to avoid this condition from becoming a permanent disability. Replaces CIS 94-848. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; logging and forestry operations; training material; timber handling; back disorders; chain saws |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
manual lifting; work posture; description of technique; safe working methods; training manuals |
| Document type |
C - Training manuals, audiovisual material |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Forestry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Hand and portable tools
OSH training
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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