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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