Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
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- Created on: 25-03-14 12:33
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- Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
- The employer's duty is to avoid Manual Handling as far as reasonably practicable if there is a possibility of injury.
- Employees have general health and safety duties to:
- follow appropriate systems of work laid down for their safety
- make proper use of equipment provided for their safety
- co-operate with their employer on health and safety matters
- inform the employer if they identify hazardous handling activities
- take care to ensure that their activities do not put others at risk
- The Schedule lists a number of questions in five categories:
- The task
- The Load
- The Working Environment
- Individual capabilities
- Other factors like ppe
- Employer muse:
- reduce the amount of risks
- review the risk assessment
- avoid manual handling s much as possible
- assess risks
- provide information
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