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  • 24-02-2004 5:53pm
    #1
    D!ve^Bomb!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭


    hello people,, i'm just curious, my ma started a job a month or two ago in a factory as a machine operator,, now the work involved is fairly physical, heavy lifting etc... now my ma is 46 and small and has to operate a machine and stack pallets etc, but sometimes there are mistakes made(thru no fault of her own) and pallets have to be repacked(by her) the pallets are packed with jars(bolognese sauces etc) and as far as i know there are 15 to a box so its pretty heavy for someone like her and she isn't able to handle the workload AND operate machinery at the same time,,, is there anything that she can do, for instance refuse to repak pallets when she already has a machine to operate and to also refuse because she is just not able for it in the first place??

    any advice appreciated;)


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  • #2
    chips
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭chips


    she should have a manual handling course done if she is to be lifting heavy stuff, it will cover the employers ass anyway. i think the HSA advise you to be lifting no more than 25kgs at a time so if it is over that then technically the company is in breach of health and safety rules i think! dont be quoting me on that for i am nowhere near an expert!


  • #3
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,580 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    I'm not 100% sure, but I think there is a lower maximum lifting weight for women (IIRC 11kg), but you would need to check on that. I saw a woman yesterday working for TNT couriers and she had real difficulty lifting the boxes.


  • #4
    hedgetrimmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,070 ✭✭✭hedgetrimmer


    Ask for a copy of the company's safety statement - they are legally obliged to carry one and make it available to all who ask. Chips is right - ask the HSA - the info is on their website.

    Do be carefu though, as companies do have a way of letting people go for cover reasons, when the real reason is they stuck up for their rights


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