Off-the-shelf manual handling training should become a thing of the past

Interesting article by HSE

Off-the-shelf manual handling training should become a thing of the past, according to new advice released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Launching the web-based advice at its inaugural MSD Summit on Wednesday, HSE’s Health and Work Portfolio Manager Geoff Cox said: “Our research shows that simplistic training involving bending your knees to lift a cardboard box is just a waste of time and money, it just doesn’t make any difference.” “The overall aim is to avoid and reduce manual handling, and that’s where employers should start if their workforce faces manual handling risks. Don’t start with training, start with re-organising and redesigning your working practices.” “If you do need staff training, and there are many residual risks where this is the case, then this needs to be customised and professionally delivered. Any such training should be based on observations of current working practices, and should be informed by the views and experience of the workforce.”

http://press.hse.gov.uk/2018/hse-urges-employers-to-think-again-before-investing-in-off-the-shelf-manual-handling-training/?ebul=gd-stone&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=&cr=4%2FApril18&cr=5%2FJul18