Manual handling operations regulations 1992

Manual handling is the transportation or support of animate or inanimate objects - people, animals, furniture or equipment, for example. As an employer, to meet your manual handling responsibilities, there are two sets of regulations you need to comply with: the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. This document outlines the University's responsibilities with regard to manual handling operations. It provides guidance to those responsible for carrying out risk assessment in compliance with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended) and provides guidance for compliance with other relevant legislation. Manual handling in office work. The recent case of Pattani v ICICI Bank UK plc (2014) has given guidance on the application of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 to office workers. P was employed by I. She claimed damages of ?1.5 million for personal injury allegedly suffered in 2007 and 2009 when she was required to undertake repeated lifting of heavy items, which, she claimed The Manual Handling Operations Regulations (NI) 1992 is concerned with all manual handling activities regardless of weight. Avoidance of manual handling by mechanical means is the primary objective but where this is not possible employers should adopt appropriate organisational measures. The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended) (MHOR) define manual handling as: "any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof) by hand or bodily force". Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended) These regulations address the problems associated with manual handling and sets out best practice in dealing with them. The advice is intended for managers of small firms or similar organisations. But the general principles are relevant to all workplaces, whatever their size. Staff should be trained in the safe use of equipment and safe moving and handling. Further information on the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 is available on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website. From the HSE website please also search for 'moving and handling in health and social care'. Robert Spicer outlines a recent case relating to the scope of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992. The scope of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR) has been analysed in detail by the significant decision of the Court of Appeal in the recent case of Sloan v The Governors of Rastrick High School (2014) Court of Appeal, July 29. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 These Regulations require employers to assess the risks to employees' health involved in moving and handling objects at work and to remove or minimise these risks. of 29 May 1990 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the manual handling of loads where there is a risk particularly of back injury to workers (fourth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) 1. Manual handling operations regulations 1992 (as amended) "manual handling operations" means any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof) by hand or bodily force. "load" is anything which is moveable, e.g inanimate object, person or animal. There are cer