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07/01/2009
Norwich Union warns of manual handling injuries |
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Around two-fifths of minor injuries that result in employees taking three or more days off work are a result of handling, lifting or carrying, statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show.
Consequently, Norwich Union is reminding employers that such injuries can occur in any place of work.
The company clams that, under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, employers are legally required to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of hazardous manual handling operations.
Phil Grace, liability risk manager for Norwich Union, says that the first step on the path to risk reduction is asking whether the objects in question "really need to be moved."
"The next stage is to look at the working processes and assess the risk of injury from any manual handling that cannot be avoided", he added.
Musculoskeletal disorders are the most common occupational illness in the UK and affect one million people every year, according to the HSE. |
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