Guidance on Good Manual Handling Principles

A new report presents the outcome of an exercise carried out to establish scientifically-based principles for manual handling training, both for conventional (two-handed, symmetrical) lifting and for ‘non-standard ’ lifting, where the conventional technique is inapplicable.

The research was carried out by the Institute of Occupational Medicine, and was funded by the HSE.

Legislation
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 place requirements on employers to avoid hazardous manual... (204 more words)

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