ABSTRACT
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require an employer “so far as is reasonably practicable, to avoid the need to undertake any manual handling operations at work which involve a risk of an employee being injured” (Regulation 4(1)a). To comply with this regulation the employer is required to undertake an initial level of assessment to determine if an employee is at risk of injury from a task that involves manual handling. There is an implication that some manual handling tasks may not present a risk of injury to the employee and an employer can discriminate between those that do and do not involve the risk of injury.
