Category: Manual Handling

Man falls through window when manual handling a 168kg cupboard with three others in 19th century restaurant

When the age of the building presents additional challenges, but the risks still need to be managed ...

When the judge thought the risk was not foreseeable because they man had done the job before… ...

When there is no action taken regarding the reason for the inspection, but lots of action points regarding everything else ...

When a manual handling accident need not cause a bad back ...

When the saving of life or limb justifies taking considerable risk ...

When the weight of the individual load is not excessive, but the cumulative effect of repetitive lifting had a significant ...

When the law doesn’t say that you are not allowed to lift more than 25kg, but it does say that ...

When an injury caused by an employer is made worse by the employee ...

When, despite employee concerns, a scaffold pole is used to move a ridiculously heavy load ...

When a fractured foot investigation led to a prosecution for breach of a different regulation ...