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Safety in Manual Handling
The Workplace Regulations 1992 define manual handling as any operation where a load is moved by bodily force;this includes picking up, putting down, carrying, supporting and pushing.
Every employee has a responsibility under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 to take reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their activities, and also to co-operate with their duties.
Diagram of Guideline Weights
Frequent Lifting and Lowering
The guideline weights are for infrequent operations - up to about 30 operations per hour where the pace is not forced, adequate pauses to rest or use other muscles are possible, and the load is not supported for any length of time. Reduce weights if the operation is repeated more often.
As a rough guide, reduce the weights by 30% if the operation is repeated once or twice per minute; by 50% where the operation is repeated five to eight times per minute; and by 80% where the operation is repeated more than 12 times per minute.
Individual Capability
For the working population the guideline weights will give reasonable protection to nearly all men and between one-half and two-thirds of women. To provide similar protection to nearly all working women reduce the guideline weights by about a third. Any operation involving more than twice the guideline weights should be rigorously assessed even for very fit, well-trained individuals working under favourable conditions.
SAFETY IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL AT THE WORKPLACE
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This edition last updated 09.03.02