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.”
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