Manual material handling is critical to warehouse operations, but it can be extremely challenging and dangerous for employees. Warehouse managers can implement best practices to improve safety and ...

What about all the time in between? Even for a seasoned worker, how can you be in all places at once, monitoring and making sure adherence to manual handling safety is being practiced? How does your ...

According to the Health and Safety Executive, NHS staff are more likely to suffer back pain or injury than those in any other industry in the UK. Staff and managers understand there is a need to ...

other safety guidelines will apply in relation to specific hazards, including working at height, lifting operations, manual handling, working with electrical equipment, etc. More details on ...

Sliding a patient from the bed to a trolley (or vice versa) is potentially an extremely hazardous manual handling manoeuvre, with risks for both nurses performing the procedure and for the patient. It ...

This Informative training is a good addition to other manual material handling workshops. If you have any questions or would like to request a workshop or training for your department contact the ...

A discussion will need to be had with any pregnant lady before commencing manual handling –seek further advice from the pregnancy section or BBC Safety. If staff are reporting work related ...

A discussion will need to be had with any pregnant lady before commencing manual handling –seek further advice from the pregnancy section or BBC Safety. If staff are reporting work related ...

During your studies, you can avoid hazardous manual handling by: carrying out a risk assessment sharing the load with others where possible ensuring you have undertaken any appropriate training, such ...