The lifting and handling of heavy loads can result in back injuries, which is why it is beneficial, where possible, to use lifting and handling aids. Countless working days are lost each year in the UK to back injuries. Bringing in lifting and handling aids,...
Some manual handling tasks call for more than one pair of hands. If a load is particularly tricky to get a hold on, awkward to control or bulky, then team handling may be the answer, and can prove beneficial. It is also regularly assumed that the heavier the load, the...
All employers are tasked with the responsibility of taking steps to comply with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, which includes conducting a risk assessment on all manual handling tasks that could potentially pose a risk of injury. The core aim is to...
When you think of manual handling, you automatically picture the lifting and carrying of loads. But lifting and carrying is by no means the be all and end all of manual handling. Pushing and pulling is a much used way of shifting a manual load, often using a handling...
In order to comply with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations, employers are required to take steps to make general indications of the weight of a load and where practical, provide precise information on the weight of a load. An indication of the heaviest side of...
It’s been a year since we last talked about display screen equipment in our news section, and, as is the way with technology, things have evolved considerably in this time. The office environment has changed a great deal in recent times. Flat screens have replaced the...
