Manual Handling is one of the most common activity in any workplaces. It’s an activity which involves moving, lifting, pushing, pulling or anything that requires moving anything whether it’d be by employees physical strength or via equipment.
Knowing that such activity involves
a lot about moving objects. Manual Handling being so common among almost any
workplace it is also a very common source of workplace incidents. There are
different workplace incidents that it involves like physical injuries due to
heavy objects or even just goods damage for dropping or using excessive force
towards fragile objects. This kind of incidents always involve cost and
sometimes worse physical harm and/or death towards those involve and affected
by the incident.
Thus it is vital for any business
establishment that Manual Handling is an essential activity for them that the
employers and employee alike are properly informed and trained towards how to
properly handle such activity to lessen risks of having such workplace
incidents.
Preparation and informing of Manual
Handling will involve assessing the workplace goods that will involve with
heavy and inevitable activity of manual handling checking it’s size, fragility,
weight and other factors to considering for manual handling. Making sure that
the environment where manual handling will be done should also be assessed and
analyzed on how to make the environment much more easier for Manual Handling
and reducing risks of damages goods and probability of injuries. Lastly the
employees must be assessed on their knowledge about the subject matter and make
sure they are equipped properly by both necessary equipment if it’s required as
well as the knowledge for manual handling.
All employers who’s businesses
involve heavy activity of Manual Handling have the legal obligation to follow
Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR).
Following MHOR is not only about
employees and customers best interest whether it’d be about safety or ensuring
the good are undamaged but also about minimizing the unwanted costs that manual
handling incidents does to your business.
This course offers the necessary
knowledge and training when it comes to Manual Handling.
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