Manual handling at work: a brief guide

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Manual handling at work: a brief guide

Manual handling at work: a brief guide

Type of item
Guides & Tools
Country
Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Languages

English

Provider
Provider (English)
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Provider (Original)
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Description

This leaflet describes what  an employer may need to do to protect his employees from the risk of injury through manual handling tasks in the workplace. It will also be useful to employees and their representatives, because the leaflet also gives examples on how to correctly handle loads. 

 

This leaflet describes what  an employer may need to do to protect his employees from the risk of injury through manual handling tasks in the workplace. It will also be useful to employees and their representatives, because the leaflet also gives examples on how to correctly handle loads. 

 

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Language of original language description

English

Other data

Hazards
Taakkojen manuaalinen käsittely
Health effects
Määrittämättömät tule-sairaudet
Worker groups covered (vulnerable groups etc.)
Kaikki (ei erityistä ryhmää)
Prevention measures
Vaarojen poistaminen
Riskin vähentäminen/minimointi organisatorisilla toimenpiteillä, joita ovat esim. altistuvien työntekijöiden määrän vähentäminen, tehtäväkierto
Purpose of the material
Ohjeet
Target audience
Työnantajat
Year
2012