Manual handling injuries can
occur wherever people are at work. It makes no
difference whether you work in a factory, office or
on a farm. If your job involves lifting of any kind
then you are at risk of sustaining injury.
An
employer has a duty to minimise the risk of
lifting injuries by preventing and controlling the
way their employees perform their duties. You
cannot remove the prospect of an injury being
sustained completely from the workplace but you
can take steps to reduce the risks.
Employers must adopt measures to ensure that the
risks of injury are minimised fully.
The most common injury associated with lifting is
back pain. It is said that up to 5 million working
days are lost due to back pain every year.
Read also -
pushing and pulling injuries sustained at work
&
Manual handling injury
case study.
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