In the waste and recycling industry, manual handling is the single biggest cause of injuries, resulting in staff being off work for three days or more. At particular risk are those undertaking waste ...
Manual material handling is critical to warehouse operations, but it can be extremely challenging and dangerous for employees. Warehouse managers can implement best practices to improve safety and ...
Manual handling injuries could be avoided by using assessment tools, say Walter Brennan and Petrus du Plessis. According to the Health and Safety Executive’s figures for 2008/09 (HSE, 2009), ...