To reduce the risks faced by your staff, you first need to consider whether there are any alternatives to manual handling.

The speed of notching is usually limited by manual handling when loading the workpieces into the press.

Specialist equipment and safe manual handling: In order to avoid pressure damage, weight shifting is essential.

Where possible you should avoid the need for manual handling, eg by providing appropriate equipment.

If manual handling is unavoidable, you should assess and minimise the risks.

Very large, small, heavy, or light products require varying degrees of manual handling.

You should look at ways of avoiding manual handling, providing mechanical aids and improving working conditions before you consider training.

Recent Directives cover noise at work, the manual handling of loads, carcinogens and biological agents.

For example, repetitively carrying out manual handling of heavy objects is a hazard.

Ergonomic intervention in manual handling can decrease injuries and increase worker productivity.