Workplace Report April 2003

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Manual handling

This report presents the outcome of an exercise carried out to establish principles for manual handling training, both for conventional (two-handed, symmetrical) lifting and for non-standard lifting, where the conventional technique is inapplicable. It provides practical guidance for situations where conventional lifting is not possible and supplements guidance to the Manual Handling Regulations 1992.

RR097 - The principles of good manual handling: achieving a consensus, free on the HSE website