ABSTRACT
Manual handling is defined as the transporting or supporting of loads by hand or bodily force, i.e., human effort as opposed to mechanical handling such as a crane or fork-lift truck. The manual handling operations regulations apply to a wide range of manual handling activities including lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling or carrying and seek to prevent injury not only to the back, but also to any other part of the body. The lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations (LOLER) aim to reduce risks to people's health and safety from lifting equipment provided for use at work. Lifting equipment includes any equipment used at work for lifting and lowering loads, including attachments used for anchoring, fixing or supporting the equipment. Palletised loads can be easily moved with the aid of hand pallet trucks. The health and safety regulations cover various means of communicating health and safety information.
