Preventing Manual Handling Injuries - A Guide for Usdaw Health and Safety Reps

This guide explains the legal duties on manual handling and gives advice to Usdaw Health and Safety Reps on how to identify manual handling risks.

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Date Posted: 20 October 2011

 

 

Manual handling is the most common cause of accidents and ill-health in the workplace. According to Government figures, 1.2 million people suffer from some form of work-related musculo-skeletal disorder (back pain, RSI, etc). Just over half of these injuries are caused by manual handling.

Manual handling risks are even more important for Usdaw members. In sectors such as retail and distribution, manual handling accounts for an even higher proportion of injuries because of the lifting and carrying involved.

For further advice or assistance please contact the Health and Safety Section at:

Usdaw
188 Wilmslow Road
Manchester
M14 6LJ
Tel: 0161 249 2441
or e-mail healthandsafety@usdaw.org.uk

Preventing manual handling injuries - A Guide for Usdaw Health and Safety Reps was correct at date of publication October 2011.