BACK INJURY CLAIMS ADVICE

Each year, thousands of workers injure themselves undertaking manual handling at work.

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended) apply to a wide range of manual handling activity, such as lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying etc.

Over one third of ‘over three day injuries’ reported to the Health & Safety Executive and local authorities involve manual handling. 

The regulations require employers to:

AVOID the need for hazardous manual handling, as far as is reasonably practicable. 

ASSESS the risk of injury from any hazardous manual handling that cannot be avoided – and-

REDUCE the risk of injury from hazardous manual handling as far as is reasonably practicable. 

Employees have a role to play too.  They should follow appropriate systems, make proper use of equipment, co-operate with their employer on Health & Safety matters and of course, take care to ensure their activities do not put others at risk.

The Health & Safety Executive publish a short guide called ‘Getting to Grips with Manual Handling’.  It contains all the technical details you will ever need to know on manual handling. Go to www.hse.gov.uk/pubns.

The Royal College of Nursing also produce ‘The RCN Code of Practice for Patient Handling’.  Go to www.rcn.org.uk/publications.

Amazingly, some employers have no knowledge of their obligations to train staff involved in manual handling.  Even if you have received manual handling training and have still suffered a personal injury through lifting – you should seek legal help.

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