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Manual Handling
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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are the most common type of occupational ill health in the UK. The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended) establishes a clear hierarchy of measures for dealing with risks from manual handling. These are:
- avoid hazardous manual handling operations so far as reasonably practicable
- assess any hazardous manual handling operations that cannot be avoided
- reduce the risk of injury so far as reasonably practicable
Training is available for those in a supervisory role or workers carrying out practical manual handling. Ouch provide training for all types of industry from office environments to the construction industry.
Manual handling training provides the vital knowledge that will help reduce the risks of injury in the workplace. Training can help to avoid back problems and less obvious injury to hands, arms and feet. Injuries are not always immediate and can worsen, unnoticed, over a long period of time. Training in manual handling can lead to less absenteeism, which can have an economic benefit and most importantly reduce individual suffering.
Ouch provide practical, fun training using a combination of demonstration equipment and scenarios to help reinforce the learning of essential lifting skills.
Ouch trainers are qualified as manual handling instructors and assessors through the following organisations:
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
- Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
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