Although manual handling cannot be designed out of some occupations, the belief has grown that training people in good technique will protect them from strain and reduce risk of back pain or other ...

Unpacking the training of manual material handling — from current challenges to future trends, and the strategies warehouse managers can employ for a safer, more efficient workplace.

The City & Guilds Manual handling Train the trainer programme is a two-day course designed to address all of the issues mentioned above. It enables trainers to achieve a nationally recognised ...

Typically, once a new starter has completed their manual handling training and has been signed off as trained for the job, they are on their own until the next scheduled training. This could be as ...

Musculoskeletal injuries top the list of cases caused or made worse by work, according to statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) 2001/2, especially those which result in injuries ...

Nearly 200 ambulance staff have been injured whilst on duty in Swindon and Wiltshire over the past three years.

Personalized technology allows workers to monitor and learn about their own movement safety while on the job, at any time, giving them the training required to prevent injuries from occurring. Before ...