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Thisbookletexplainstheproblemsassociatedwithmanualhandlingandsetsoutbestpracticeindealingwiththem.Theadviceisintendedformanagersofsmallfirmsorsimilarorganisations.Butthegeneralprinciplesarerelevanttoallworkplaces,whatevertheirsize.Avoidinginjuriesfrommanualhandlingmakessoundbusinesssense.TheManualHandlingOperationsRegulations1992,asamendedin2002(‘theRegulations’)applytoawiderangeofmanualhandlingactivities,includinglifting,lowering,pushing,pullingorcarrying.Theloadmaybeeitherinanimate-suchasaboxoratrolley,oranimate-apersonorananimal.Thisguidancegivesusefulpracticaladviceforemployers,managers,safetyrepresentativesandindividualemployeesonhowtoreducetheriskofinjuryfrommanualhandling.What’stheproblem?Morethanathirdofallover-three-dayinjuriesreportedeachyeartoHSEandlocalauthoritiesarecausedbymanualhandling-thetransportingorsupportingofloadsbyhandorbybodilyforce.Thepiechartshowsthepatternforover-three-dayinjuriesreportedin2001/02.Themostrecentsurveyofself-reportedwork-relatedillnessestimatedthatin2001/02,1.1millionpeopleinGreatBritainsufferedfrommusculoskeletaldisorders(MSDs)causedormadeworsebytheircurrentorpastwork.Anestimated12.3millionworkingdayswerelostduetothesework-relatedMSDs.Onaverageeachsufferertookabout20daysoffinthat12-monthperiod.HealthandSafetyExecutiveGettingtogripswithmanualhandlingAshortguide1of12pagesOther(20%)Handling(38%)Falls(4%)Trips(23%)Hitbymovingvehicle(2%)Hitbymoving,fallingobject(13%)Figure1Kindsofaccidentcausingover-three-dayinjury,2001/02Thisisaweb-friendlyversionofleafletINDG143(rev2),revised03/04Manualhandlinginjuriescanoccurwhereverpeopleareatwork-onfarmsandbuildingsites,infactories,offices,warehouses,hospitals,banks,laboratories,andwhilemakingdeliveries.Heavymanuallabour,awkwardpostures,manualmaterialshandling,andpreviousorexistinginjuryareallriskfactorsimplicatedinthedevelopmentofMSDs.MoreinformationandadviceonMSDsisavailableontheHSEwebsite,includingadviceonmanagingbackpainatwork(see‘Furtherreading’).PreventionandcontrolofMSDs,suchasmanualhandlinginjuries,hasbeenidentifiedasaprioritybytheHealthandSafetyCommission.Takingtheactiondescribedinthisbookletwillhelppreventtheseinjuriesandislikelytobecost-effective.HoweveryoucannotpreventallMSDs,soitisstillessentialtoencourageearlyreportingofsymptomsandmakearrangementsforthepropertreatmentandrehabilitationofanybodywhodoesgetinjured.WhatshouldIdoaboutit?Considertherisksfrommanualhandlingtothehealthandsafetyofyouremployees-therestofthisbookletwillhelpyoutodothis.Iftherearerisks,theRegulationsapply.Consultandinvolvetheworkforce.Youremployeesandtheirrepresentativesknowfirst-handwhattherisksintheworkplaceare.Theycanprobablyofferpracticalsolutionstocontrollingthem.Whataremyduties?TheRegulationsrequireemployersto:Iavoidtheneedforhazardousmanualhandling,sofarasisreasonablypracticable;Iassesstheriskofinjuryfromanyhazardousmanualhandlingthatcan’tbeavoided;andIreducetheriskofinjuryfromhazardousmanualhandling,sofarasisreasonablypracticable.Thesepointsareexplainedindetailunder‘Avoidingmanualhandling’and‘Assessingandreducingtheriskofinjury’.Employeeshavedutiestoo.Theyshould:Ifollowappropriatesystemsofworklaiddownfortheirsafety;Imakeproperuseofequipmentprovidedfortheirsafety;Ico-operatewiththeiremployeronhealthandsafetymatters;Iinformtheemployeriftheyidentifyhazardoushandlingactivities;Itakecaretoensurethatt...