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As the term suggests
"Manual handling" can be defined as the transporting
or supporting of loads by hand or bodily force. According to the Health & Safety
Executive (HSE) more than one third of all accident
injuries warranting more than 3 days absence from work,
involve lifting or manual handling.
Our experts are ready
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solicitors are experts in industrial injury claims - why
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advice. We also specialise in
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disease claims following exposure to dangerous
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If you find
yourself in this situation you may be entitled to claim
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Lifting
or manual handling accident
You can suffer injury at
work in a variety of ways but many accidents occur as a
result of lifting, pushing or pulling objects of varying
weights, sizes and shapes. Y
our employer must comply
with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
(updated in 2002). These regulations apply to a wide
range of manual handling activities such as: Pulling,
lifting, lowering, pushing or carrying. The load itself
may be either inanimate (box of goods, trolley, crate
etc) or animate ( a person or animal)
The regulations
require employers to:
Avoid the need for hazardous
manual handling so far as it is reasonable to do so.
Assess the risk of injury from any hazardous manual
handling that cannot be avoided
Reduce the risk of any
potentially hazardous manual handling in the workplace
Employees themselves must:
Follow appropriate systems
of work laid down for their safety.
Make proper use of
the equipment provided for their safety.
Co-operate
with their employer at all times regarding such matters
and inform the employer if they identify a hazard.
Finally, they must not, through their actions, put at
risk any fellow workers.
If you feel your employer has
not acted within the regulations and has caused you to
suffer injury or harm - you may be entitled to make a
no win
no fee compensation claim.
Our expert team will respond
to all written enquiries within 1 hour 8am-8pm.
For immediate accident claim assistance
CALL 0800 0322210
You might also
wish to view these pages:
Employers Liability Insurance - The insurance cover that
pays your claim
Your rights to sick pay or ssp whilst absent following
an injury.
Report your accident to The Health & safety
Executive.
If you want to make an enquiry
regarding
industrial injury, lifting injuries or any other
type of accident at work - please complete the brief
form opposite.
You may be entitled to:
Loss of earnings
(even if an employer initially refuses to pay you or
pays only ssp)
Treatment costs
Pain & Suffering
compensation
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