1. Manual Handling Training: Programme
Totally boring legislation
Yawning
Coffee
More dull and dreary stuff
Yawn wish I was still at home…..
Tea break
Wish it was 5.00
Dull stuff over for another year…

2. What do you want today? To be safe at work
To go home without injuries or pain
To know how to keep safe at home too
What to do if I am injured?

3. Programme for today Legal stuff Accident data Functional anatomy
Design fault in your spine
Safety when seated
Risk assessment elite principle
Physics of safer handling
Lifting inanimate objects

4. Manual Handling The laws that apply to this subject:
1. Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
2. Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
3. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.
4. LOLER regulations 1998

5. Why is this important?
In year 2000 : 50% of U.K. population reported low back pain 24+ hours at some time during the year.
IN 1990 results were only 33%
80% of people get 24hr+ LBP

6. How long does it last? half had LB pain lasting longer than 4 wks
8 million affected
Older people long term chronic
Leading uk disability (1.1m)

7. Employer’s Duties Avoid any hazardous manual handling (where possible)
Assess the risk
Minimise the risk as far as is reasonably practicable

8. Employees Duties Follow safe systems of work
Make full and proper use of equipment provided
Follow guidance given in training
Co-operate with management
Report ALL problems promptly

10. Spinal design fault….
Something is missing !
Warning system.

11. How Discs Deteriorate

12. Good posture Standing or sitting
Correct amount of curve in the spine, support low back if seated
No requirement to stoop
No static positions
Correct height of work
Some weight on feet when sitting
Use footrest if cannot reach floor…..