Manual material handling is critical to warehouse operations, but it can be extremely challenging and dangerous for employees. Warehouse managers can implement best practices to improve safety and ...

A new booklet published by Penny Hydraulics in the UK is a free guide to current manual handling regulations and includes practical advice on how to reduce the need to handle loads by hand. Sections ...

Patients and relatives were surprised when the nurses refused to lift a patient in accordance with manual-handling regulations and their own need to protect themselves from a potential back injury.

Containers and vehicles can be redesigned to reduce the manual handling risks from kerbside recycling collections, a new report from the government’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has suggested.

This is critical to their chances of making a full recovery. Safe manual handling methods should be included in a post-fall protocol that is followed for all people who fall during a hospital stay.

Manual material handling is the moving of objects unaided by mechanical devices. Manual material handling include activities like pushing, pulling, carrying, lifting, and lowering. At Purdue ...