Comments on: lifting at work Q. is it legal to manually lift 70 kg objects at work? http://www.kaoban.org/roll-on-lift/lifting-at-work-q-is-it-legal-to-manually-lift-70-kg-objects-at-work Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:19:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Al Zymer http://www.kaoban.org/roll-on-lift/lifting-at-work-q-is-it-legal-to-manually-lift-70-kg-objects-at-work/comment-page-1#comment-3784 Al Zymer Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:24:59 +0000 http://www.kaoban.org/roll-on-lift/lifting-at-work-q-is-it-legal-to-manually-lift-70-kg-objects-at-work#comment-3784 One way or another, he should not do this amount of lifting. Having spent 42 years working in factories, I have known several people who have developed severe back problems in later life.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.workplacesafetyadvice.co.uk/guide-manual-handling-lifting-techniques.html One way or another, he should not do this amount of lifting. Having spent 42 years working in factories, I have known several people who have developed severe back problems in later life.
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http://www.workplacesafetyadvice.co.uk/guide-manual-handling-lifting-techniques.html

]]> By: Peter http://www.kaoban.org/roll-on-lift/lifting-at-work-q-is-it-legal-to-manually-lift-70-kg-objects-at-work/comment-page-1#comment-3783 Peter Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:40:59 +0000 http://www.kaoban.org/roll-on-lift/lifting-at-work-q-is-it-legal-to-manually-lift-70-kg-objects-at-work#comment-3783 The Health and Safety Executive state that The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 set no specific requirements such as weight limits. They leave it down to companies to do a Health & Safety Assessment of working activities. He needs to talk to his manager about the weights and how it is affecting his job. It may be easier if colleagues all mention this.<br><b>References : </b><br>www.hse.gov.uk The Health and Safety Executive state that The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 set no specific requirements such as weight limits.

They leave it down to companies to do a Health & Safety Assessment of working activities. He needs to talk to his manager about the weights and how it is affecting his job. It may be easier if colleagues all mention this.
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http://www.hse.gov.uk

]]> By: starlight http://www.kaoban.org/roll-on-lift/lifting-at-work-q-is-it-legal-to-manually-lift-70-kg-objects-at-work/comment-page-1#comment-3782 starlight Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:06:59 +0000 http://www.kaoban.org/roll-on-lift/lifting-at-work-q-is-it-legal-to-manually-lift-70-kg-objects-at-work#comment-3782 he needs to contact the Health and safety executive for his company<br><b>References : </b><br> he needs to contact the Health and safety executive for his company
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