Tag: certificate iv in work health and safety

For certain employees, manual handling training is not necessary. The Manual Handling Regulations only apply to labor movements that “imply a risk, particularly of back damage to representatives,” due to their characteristics or to poor ergonomic conditions. For example, a worker who only lifts light objects at waist height wouldn’t be at risk; sending this professional to a manual handling training session would unquestionably be a pointless exercise. The main option should be to reduce or do without the need …