1. Characteristics of the load
The manual handling of a load may present a risk particularly of back injury if it is:
too heavy or too large,
unwieldy or difficult to grasp,
unstable or has contents likely to shift,
positioned in a manner requiring it to be held or manipulated at a distance from the trunk, or with a bending or twisting of the trunk, or
likely, because of its contours or consistency (or both), to result in injury to employees, particularly in the event of a collision.
2. Physical effort required
A physical effort may present a risk particularly of back injury if it is:
too strenuous,
only achieved by a twisting movement of the trunk,
likely to result in a sudden movement of the load, or
made with the body in an unstable posture.
3. Characteristics of the working environment
The characteristics of the working environment may increase a risk particularly of back injury if:
there is not enough room, in particular vertically, to carry out the activity,
the flo
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