How You Can Reduce Or Eliminate Manual Handling Risks In Your Workplace
Employee health and safety is not only a compliance concern, it also affects, directly or indirectly, the lives of all workers and society as a whole. A responsible employer needs to look after the safety of their employees especially when performing manual handling tasks. As per the WHS regulations, employers must implement controls that either effectively eliminates or reduces a manual handling risk. Without proper policy and procedure, managing manual handling risks would be impossible. Businesses across the globe also invest in implementing manual handling training courses in their workplace to reduce potential risks. In this blog, we look at what manual handling is and how businesses can reduce or eliminate these risks. What is manual handling? Manual handling is any task or work that requires humans to pull, lift, push, move, or use force in any way to manage heavy loads. The type of the load can vary based on the industry, but the manual labour required to accomplish the tasks m...