Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

Figure 10.6
A pallet truck.
Figure 10.5
Mechanical aids to lift patients in hospital.

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risks associated with lifting, carrying and handling. The 
MAC is available on the HSE website.
The training requirements are given in the next 
section.
10.3.4 Manual handling training 
Training alone will not reduce manual handling injuries – 
there still need to be safe systems of work in place and 
the full implementation of the control measures high-
lighted in the manual handling assessment. The following 
topics should be addressed in a manual handling training 
session:
➤
types of injuries associated with manual handling 
activities 
➤
the 
fi ndings of the manual handling assessment
➤
the recognition of potentially hazardous manual hand -
ling operations 
➤
the correct use of mechanical handling aids 
➤
the correct use of personal protective equipment 
➤
features of the working environment which aid safety 
in manual handling operations 
➤
good housekeeping issues 
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factors which affect the capability of the individual 
➤
good lifting or manual handling technique as shown 
in Figure 10.7
Finally, it needs to be stressed that if injuries involv-
ing manual handling operations are to be avoided, 
planning, control and effective supervision are essential. 
10.4 
Safety in the use of lifting and 
moving equipment
An amendment to the Lifting Operations and Lifting 
Equipment Regulations included the positioning and 
installation of lifting equipment and the organization of 
lifting operations.
10.4.1