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Manual Handling

There are many factors, which should be considered to operate safe manual handling procedures within the workplace. The law does not set a maximum weight, which is safe to handle because weight is only one risk factor that must be considered under the regulations. HSE MSD web site is full of helpful information for reps.

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Guide to manual handling (doc File) [ Get a player/reader for this file here ]


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