In most countries and industries across the world, injuries from manual handling related hazards and risks is typically the most common cause of workplace injury. Below is a Literature Review report produced by the Health & Safety Executive in England. The two key objectives of the report were:
- To carry out a literature review of issues related to load and frequency in manual handling, including updating the previous HSL review on the load-frequency trade-off
- In the light of the findings of the review, to develop a method of risk assessment that could be applied to jobs, such as order picking in warehousing, where either the load or frequency of handling are very variable
If you are working in an industry where manual handling risk is an issue for your worker's safety, this report may be a useful resource to use to lessen that risk.