Hi, Ive been suggesting to my employer we need to carry out some manual handling training, as we’ve some guys lifting repetitive loads throughout the working day ranging from 15kg up top 70 kg heavy concrete posts. The latest one is some lads laying turfs averaging 30kg about 300 of these in an 8 hour period.
They use NFU for health and safety advice, who came back with the response that he doesn’t need to carry out any training. I then pointed out in the Company’s Generic Manual Handling Assessment that in your control measures your actually listing (Training in manual handling and Training in lifting techniques) .
What’s your thoughts on this?
Manual Handling
Moderator: Moderators
- Alexis
- Official HSfB Legend
- Posts: 48800
- Joined: Thu Mar 18, 2004 10:52 am
- 20
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexisHSfB
- Location: West Lothian
- Has thanked: 2782 times
- Been thanked: 334 times
- Contact:
Re: Manual Handling
Bump
"A candle loses none of its light by lighting another candle."
Hundreds of FREE Health & Safety Downloads Here
Hundreds of FREE Health & Safety Downloads Here
- witsd
- Grand Shidoshi
- Posts: 1086
- Joined: Tue Nov 18, 2014 4:37 pm
- 9
- Occupation: Fire safety officer
- Location: Glasgow
- Has thanked: 90 times
- Been thanked: 264 times
Re: Manual Handling
What was NFU's reasoning for no training being required?
I've never known anywhere to do no MH training whatsoever.
I've never known anywhere to do no MH training whatsoever.
We often think that when we have completed our study of one we know all about two, because 'two' is 'one and one.' We forget that we still have to make a study of 'and.'
- PaulDonaldson
- Trainer of all, master of none
- Posts: 1640
- Joined: Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:11 pm
- 17
- Twitter: safety-heart
- Occupation: Self Employed Consultant/trainer/safety manager
- Location: Newbigging
- Has thanked: 7 times
- Been thanked: 36 times
- Contact:
Re: Manual Handling
Are the NFU going to pay out on claims due to manual handling injuries. One insurance agent we had said if we dont do manual handling training and someone is injured moving something, then we are liable.
Dont know why they would give this advice
Dont know why they would give this advice
If you do what you always done, you will get what you always got.
http://www.safety-heart.co.uk Lets us put safety at the HEART of your business
http://www.safety-heart.co.uk Lets us put safety at the HEART of your business