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Manual Handling TILE If you have ever taken manual handling training, it's likely you may have came across the manual handling TILE acronym.In terms of manual handling, the TILE acronym stands for Task, Individual, Load, and Environment:This is also often extended to TILEO (to include 'Other Factors'). Sometimes, you will also hear LITE in manual handling training - it's simply a rearranging of the letters and will usually relate to the same principles. Before we move on to learning more about the individual elements of Manual Handling TILE principles, let's take a quick peak at why manual handling training is so important across different industries. Alternatively, just enrol in our FREE Manual Handling Awareness Training course! Manual Handling Injuries | Why Worry? In Ireland, Manual handling injuries are the most common workplace injury (see image), with over 30% physical injuries relating to the back, arm or shoulders.  For GB, in the 2020/21 business year, there were approximately 470,000 (yes, ~0.5 Million!) work-related musculoskeletal (MSK) disorder cases. 81% of these were related to the upper limbs, neck or back.How much lost time does this equate to for the workforce I hear you ask?! HSA Injury Statistics 2019 The HSE (GB) estimates that 8.9 Million working days were lost due to these MSK disorders.Manual handling, awkward or tiring positions and keyboard work (DSE) or repetitive action are regarded as the key causes of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. What does TILE stand for in Manual Handling? The manual handling TILE acronym that aims to help you carry out a manual handling risk assessment. Using TILE or TILEO prompts you to consider each essential area of the activity in order to reduce the risk of injury.  T | Task. This means considering the manual handling activity itself, i.e. the lifting, lowering, carrying, pushing or pulling, and looking at how it may affect your health and safety.For example, does the task involve repetitive movements, strenuous movements, long distances, or uneven weight distribution?In most workplace manual handling scenarios, the priority should be to avoid, before assessing and reducing risk where employees are required to perform manual handling tasks. I | Individual. This means considering the person who will be carrying out the manual handling activity, i.e. you or another colleague.The physical attributes of an individual as also important to consider. For example, how strong, fit or able is the person? Is manual handling something they do on a daily or regular basis?An essential aspect of assessing the individual is considering how much instruction and manual handling training they have received. Do they need more training before carrying out the task? L | Load. This means considering the object or person that is being moved, and looking at how this may affect health and safety.For example, is the load particularly heavy, bulky, hard to grasp or unstable? If so, have you really considered all of the mechanical options available to you? It may be worth having another look if the option has been dismissed first glance.If no reasonable means of lifting device can be identified, then it will be also be worth considering if the load can be split up into smaller units. Once you have reached the optimum reasonable load or unit size, how appropriate is the load for the individual/s carrying out the task? E | Environment. This means considering the area in which the load is being moved, and looking at how this could make the manual handling task unsafe. For example, are there any space constraints? Is the floor slippery or uneven? Is there sufficient lighting? Are there any trip hazards? What is TILEO in Manual Handling? O | Other factors. This means considering anything else, in addition to the task, individual, load and environment, which may impact on the safety of the manual handling activity. For example, will personal protective equipment (PPE) make movement difficult? Is more/different PPE needed? Perhaps there are other organisational factors such as planned work to take place on the route of travel, or strict limitations on who is authorised to carry out manual handling tasks.These are all aspects that should be considered and typically, it is about making sure you run your plans by the right people e.g. health and safety manager, production supervisors and facilities managers. Manual Handling TILE | Ask Us Are you looking for a manual handling training course for your team? Check out our Training section for the different options that we currently provide, or start a conversation with us now and we will help you find the best fit. Name *Email *PhoneMessage *Submit

We've got to the fifth and final part of our five step risk assessment process and that is simply to record and review your risk assessment. A question we often get asked is 'When should risk assessments be reviewed?' When should Risk Assessments be reviewed? Once you have completed and recorded your risk assessment, it's time to decide and determine when your risk assessment will need a review.. There is no set frequency for when risk assessments should be reviewed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GvVX-ebqdU&t=5s Therefore, you should make a decision that's appropriate for the risk profile of your business. There are certain times when it's more obvious that the risk assessment should be looked at and reviewed. Examples of when risk assessments should be reviewed: Here are just a few common examples; Changed or new process that's been introduced into your workspace New plant, equipment or machinery that's been purchased for example there may be New employees or contractors that have joined your workforce that need to be considered You may have had a recent near miss, incident or accident, in which case risk assessment/s may need reviewed and/or updated Depending on your business risk profile, industry & regulatory standards and internal management systems, it may also make sense to have a regular review of your risk assessments e.g every 12 months. Any frequency should be based on the nature of the operations and should be specific to each activity and/or organisation. The purpose of this would be to make sure that you have not missed anything new or significant that could present a risk to employees, or others. This type of regular oversight is often complimented by other safeguards such as a management of change (MoC) process. Now that we have tackled the 'when should risk assessments be reviewed?' question, let's learn more about recording and communicating them. Do you have to record Risk Assessments? In reality, the Health and Safety Executive in the UK clearly states that risk assessments should not be unnecessarily complicated and only focus on the significant hazards. It makes sense, because you have to be able to effectively communicate the outcomes of them. In the UK, your obligation as an employer is that you must risk assess the work activities for which your employees are involved. If you have 5 or more employees, you have to keep a record of any risk assessment that you have done. But don't panic, it's not as bad as it sounds! How to communicate Risk Assessments Sharing the key risk information effectively with the people that matter is critical. As you've put the work into the risk assessment process, we must remember the importance of communicating your findings to the people that are affected. You should take some time to consider the best way to do this for your particular business. If your team, for example, are located locally to you then it might make sense to use the risk assessment as a discussion topic during your next meeting. It makes sense to send it out to them first to have a look at before having a group discussion around what's included in it. In that way, it gives them an opportunity to digest the information and gives you a better chance at getting honest feedback on anything that they think has been omitted or needs to be improved on. Striving for Best Practice To make this process even better, the world is really your oyster. We like to get as creative as possible when it comes to communication, and have used anything from pub quizzes to podcasting. Here are a few of the critical elements when thinking about risk assessment communication. Crunch it Down Crunch down the information into the key elements of risk and control using the least information possible and with the help of photos of the associated process, equipment etc. It's widely accepted that providing employees with pages and pages of risk assessment literature is a very effective way to lose their attention completely. One way to avoid this scenario is to succinctly summarise the risk assessment findings and communicate them via a training session. Go to Gemba 'Going to Gemba' is the act of visiting the shop floor in Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen. Literally translated as 'The Real Place', it pushes the importance of leadership understanding what is happening at every level. Going to Gemba is also a powerful and robust strategy when it comes to communicating risk assessments. Why not take your summarised findings and present them to those affected at the place of concern? Sounds like a great idea. Risk Communication to Remote Teams Alternatively if you have a remote team that you can't get together in one place at one time, you may want to just send out a digital version that they can read and sign off to say that they're happy with the content and the outcomes of the risk assessment. However, we would recommend that you follow up with them either by a phone/video call or if they're in the office via a one-on-one to ask them how they feel about the outcomes of the risk assessment. Remember, communication is key. As a manager, it is really important to be assured that your employee's have taken the information on board. Employee Participation Hopefully some of these folks that are affected have been involved in the risk assessment process itself. That way, it won't all be a big surprise to them once you've shared and communicated your risk assessment findings with all those stakeholders. If you find that your employees doing the work have not been involved in the risk assessment process, it would be worth considering how you might involve in your risk assessment review process. When should Risk Assessments be Reviewed? | Ask Us Name * Email * Phone Message * Submit

In this podcast & video, we take a quick look at a few of the most common, but easily fixed, mistakes that are made when carrying out HSE Risk Assessment. HSE Risk Assessment – Avoid the 3 Common Mistakes As discussed in the podcast, we recommend you check our Health and Safety Risk Assessment – Complete […]

In this Episode of Safeti School, we reflect on a point made about stakeholder engagement by our Safeti Podcast guest, James Pomeroy. We ask the question, is engaging your stakeholders useful? It’s something that is often forgotten about, both internally and externally. But we are missing a trick as James explains… The importance of getting […]

In this Episode of Safeti School, we take a look at some tactics to help when you are starting a new job or project challenge that your are confronted with. As we like to make communication easier for you, so if you found this podcast helpful make sure, to share it with your workforce or […]

In this Episode of Safeti School, we take a look at some tactics to help you manage hazardous substances at work safely. We’ve extracted the five points and listed them below for you to reference. As we like to make communication easier for you, so if you found this podcast helpful make sure, to share […]

What is COSHH? In the UK, ‘COSHH’ is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health. You can prevent or reduce workers exposure to hazardous substances by: finding out what the health hazards are; deciding how to prevent harm to health (risk assessment); providing control measures to reduce harm to […]

Yes, we know. Podcasting is all the rage. It happened before and fizzled out. ‘It’s just a fad’, we hear you say. Well, we don’t agree. Technology, smartphones and sharing platforms have become so accessible now that we reckon podcasting is here to stay. Let’s face it, it’s just voice. The human voice has been […]

If you are confused about what to do and what not to do during the COVID 19 pandemic when it comes to your workplace, you are not alone.  Even amongst the Occupational Safety and Health profession, debate continues to rage on. Of course, this isn’t the time for conflicting opinions – we have to follow […]

UK Health and Safety Statisitics

In Episode, we look at one of the themes that’s being talked about across the business world currently, that is psychological safety. A recent book by Amy Edmondson of Harvard Business School has thrust the subject into the limelight. We thought it would be useful to look at the concept and provide some actionable ways […]

In Episode, we reflect on a point made by one of Safeti Podcast guests around moving from looking for the absence of negatives towards the presence of positives. What does that mean for a HSE professional? The question we ask here is – Are you recognising and using the positive actions that happen currently to […]

In Episode, we continue the theme of how to build trust in the workplace. In this one, we do a little experimentation with our content and tie the common theme of workplace trust that was highlighted in two very different ways across two recent Safeti podcast. What might be the positive outcomes of trusting your […]

In this episode, we expand on a really useful analogy that was used by a guest on the Safeti Podcast, Bob Cummins, about establishing employee trust in the workplace. We break down 5 ways to help you build trust with your peers and colleagues; It takes hard work and a long-term commitment Get good at […]

In this episode of Safeti School, we look at the broader benefits of focusing on achieving effective communication within your business. The key reasons we outline in this episode interwine to create an environment where the 5th and most important outcome can be achieved. Take action now to start becoming the communicator you strive to […]

In this Episode of Safeti School, we look at the importance of developing a bias towards action. Whether it’s for your career or your business, it is critical to be action-orientated if you want to achieve better outcomes. Join us for this short episode for a little inspiration for the week ahead! Bias Towards Action: […]

Struggling to engage the workforce? Engaging your employee’s is a major challenge across organisations, let alone when it comes to Health, Safety and Environment.  That’s why we combine year’s of multi-sector, industry expertise with a love of communications to help you produce podcast content that you’re proud to share. Safeti have been producing our own podcast’s […]

If you are confused about what to do and what not to do during the COVID 19 pandemic when it comes to your workplace, you are not alone.  Even amongst the Occupational Safety and Health profession, debate continues to rage on. Of course, this isn’t the time for conflicting opinions – we have to follow […]

In this Episode of Safeti School, we look at the problems around internal communications and some tactics to improve on the status quo! These tips will help you think about how you can have more impact with your internal communications strategy. Improving Internal Communications: Additional Resources Podcasting & Media Services: find out more about how […]

In this Episode of Safeti School, we look at some of the Do’s and Don’ts when tackling your health and safety report. Hopefully some of these tips will help you have more impact with your communications when your are producing a health and safety board report or any similar summary for your business. We’ve teamed […]

In this Episode of Safeti School, we chat about some of the common pitfalls that we fall into with your health and safety training delivery. Don’t make the same mistakes that we did! We’ve teamed up with Alex Burbidge from Pro Safety Management for a few episodes to share our views on a range of topics. We […]

In this Episode of Safeti School, we look at the challenge of trying to build a safety team when the budget just isn’t there. Check out this episode for some inspiration! We’ve teamed up with Alex Burbidge from Pro Safety Management for a few episodes to share our views on a range of topics. We hope you […]

In this Episode of Safeti School, we drill down into common mistakes that can be made when during incident investigation. Putting our hands up, we admit to having taken a few misguided steps ourselves in the past. We’ve teamed up with Alex Burbidge from Pro Safety Management for a few episodes to share our views on a […]

In this Episode of Safeti School, we take a look at some of the most important and under-leveraged aspects of planning training for your employees. We’ve teamed up with Alex Burbidge from Pro Safety Management for a few episodes to share our views on a range of topics. We hope you get bucket loads of […]

In this Episode of Safeti School, we walk through the three step decision-making process for minimising risk when working at at height. AVOID – PREVENT – MINIMISE. The Work at Height Regulations 2005 require employers to do the following when assessing work at height: Before working at height you must follow these simple steps: avoid […]

Simple Steps to prevent Slips Trips and Falls The main non-fatal injury (31%) to employees as reported in 2017/18 was a Slip, Trip or Fall on the same level i.e. not from height. So, that equates to more than 170,000 Slips Trip and Falls injuries reported by Employer’s in Great Britain for the year. WOW!! […]

In this Episode of Safeti School, we follow from the previous show with another method of problem-solving, the Fishbone Diagram. This is another way to get your team together to use your combined knowledge of your business and it processes, to find the root causes of an event. As mentioned in the last episode, the […]

In this Episode of Safeti School, we provide an overview of the 5 Whys method of problem-solving. The method, originally created by Toyota, is widely used in a range industrial applications. It can be used as a simple way to help you identify the root causes of your health and safety issues. Want to read? […]

Source: HSE UK In 2018 there were approximately 507,000 (yes, 0.5 Million!) work-related musculoskeletal (MSK) disorder cases. 83% of these were related to the upper limbs, neck or back. The HSE (UK) estimates that 8.9 Million working days were lost due to these MSK disorders. Manual handling, awkward or tiring positions and keyboard work or repetitive action are estimated to be the main […]

Having actively used Linkedin for a couple of years now, I have seen first-hand the value of real networking. However, from what I can see, most Linkedin groups are low value with minimal active engagement. I think it’s mostly a management issue ? Connect HSE will be different. I’m creating a group for HSE professionals […]

A recent Linkedin post that I made which asked my network ‘Do Safety people need sales skills?‘ drew quite a lot of attention. It’s interesting how some things just take off like a rocket, and others more like a damp squib. Clearly people in the HSE industry had strong opinions on this, you can see […]

Sometimes it’s hard to know exactly what your employer is obligated to provide for you in respect to health and safety. Equally, if you employ people, it can feel like a bit of a minefield trying to figure out what you need to do. At it’s most basic level, the Health and Safety at Work […]

The law in the UK says that every business must have a policy for managing health and safety. A health and safety policy sets out your general approach to health and safety. It explains how you, as an employer, will manage health and safety in your business. It should clearly say who does what, when […]

In this Episode, we outline 10 Ways to Identify Hazards in your workplace. If you are being asked to identify hazard or risk in your place of work, it can seem like a daunting task. Here on Safeti School, we give you ten easy ways that you can do it! We’re that nice over here […]

Welcome to Safeti School, were we crunch down Environment, Health and Safety learning into simple, bite-size snippets that you can use for your business. In this Episode, we outline how to get more engagement from your HSE communications. Do you feel like you are talking into an echo chamber? Or that your not getting enough […]

Welcome to Safeti School, were we crunch down Environment, Health and Safety learning into simple, bite-size snippets that you can use for your business. In this Episode we outline 3 of our favourite tips to help you boost the impact of your workplace health and safety training. Check out a couple of related resources below […]

First off, let’s answer that question – What is a near miss? The Health & Safety Executive in the UK defines a near miss as an ‘event that doesn’t cause harm but has the potential to cause injury or ill health‘. Near misses are events that didn’t harm anyone, but could have. They are not […]

Welcome to Safeti School, were we crunch down Environment, Health and Safety learning into simple, bite-size snippets that you can use for your business. In this Episode we crunch down our top 3 HSE career hacks for those in or seeking to join the Health, Safety & Environment profession. For more help, check out the […]

In this post, we break down RIDDOR into bitesize chunks to help you understand what needs to be done for your business. It can be a confusing subject to tackle, and the requirements  vary slightly depending on what part of the UK you are in. First off then, what is RIDDOR!? What is RIDDOR? RIDDOR […]

We have created some learning content to give you a taste of how of simple Health, Safety & Environmental management can be! Where does ‘Reasonably Practicable’ come from? The term Reasonably Practicable is fundamental in UK Health and Safety law. It allows those responsible for health and safety to balance risk reduction against the time, […]

Hazard vs Risk

When we ask ‘what is a hazard?’ in relation to occupational safety and health (OSH), the most commonly used definition is – ‘A Hazard is a potential source of harm or adverse health effect on a person or persons’. In this post, we are going to take a look at examples of workplace hazards that […]

Welcome to Safeti School Thanks for coming along to this introduction class for Safeti School, I just wanted to make the first episode a quick introduction to both myself and to let you know what Safeti School is all about. First of all, my name is Richard Collins, you may already know me from the […]

The Hierarchy of Controls or risk hierarchy is a system used in industry to minimize or eliminate exposure to hazards. It is a widely accepted system promoted by safety organizations. As discussed in the podcast, we recommend you check our Health and Safety Risk Assessment – Complete Beginner’s Guide resource. Hierarchy of Control: The Triangle The risk […]