Some 60% of injuries at work are caused by lifting heavy objects. This powerful, practical programme is designed to help stop any of your staff from becoming the next statistic.
1 Introduction and objectives
2 Overview of Health and Safety Legislation and HSE Injury Statistics
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (MHSWR) 1992
MHSWR 1999 specific duties to risk assess
Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) 1992
Breakdown of injury statistics and costs of poor manual handling
3 The musculoskeletal system explained
Prevention and ill-health
Ergonomics
RSI
The spine in detail
4 Risk assessment
General principles
The TILE method
Employees' duties
Workplace scenarios