Manual Handling
On the 31st December 1992 the Manual Handling Operations Regulations came into force.
These regulations apply to any task which involves moving a load manually,
and sets out a series of duties which are placed on the employer and employee.
Principally they are as follows.
- Avoid as far as possible, the need for manual handling operations
which involve the potential for risk of injury.
- Mechanise any tasks to prevent manual handling.
- Assess any hazardous manual handling operations which cannot be
avoided. The assessment should include consideration of four main areas;
Task, load, individual and environment.
- Reduce the risk of injury resulting from manual handling
as far as possible.
- Inform and train employees with regard to the risks involved
in manual handling operations
Singleton Associates offer a comprehensive training service in relation to manual handling for
non clinical applications, for all levels of staff. Our non clinical training course is
3-4 hours; it consists of both theory and hands on practical sessions using loads that are normally found in your own workplace.
We also offer clinical manual handling training aimed at staff who lift patients and residents,
this course involves theory as well as practical applications of manual handling of people.
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