Achieve Compliance: The Role of Manual Handling Risk Assessment and Management

Legal Obligations

Under health and safety legislation, employers have a duty to protect their workers from harm. This includes conducting a risk assessment and implementing appropriate control measures for manual handling activities.

Benefits of Compliance

Compliance with health and safety legislation can help to prevent accidents and ill health, reduce costs associated with accidents and ill health, and improve productivity and morale among workers.

Consequences of Non-Compliance

Non-compliance with health and safety legislation can result in fines, imprisonment, and damage to the organisation's reputation.

How to Achieve Compliance

Effective manual handling risk assessment and management is key to achieving compliance. This involves identifying hazards, assessing the risks, implementing control measures, and regularly reviewing and updating the risk assessment and control measures.