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 ...

Is it possible to formalize and control the manual handling safety of all your workers on-site at the same time? Before the likes of AI and wearable technology, no, this was not possible. Typically, ...

Health interventions are essential to minimise the risks to employees in the workplace. Siân Edwards outlines the importance of manual handling training and how an effective programme can help to ...

Get ready, safety leaders - are you geared up to push the boundaries of manual handling safety? Pretty soon your workers will be wanting these pocket-sized wearables to assist them to move safe at ...

When a person falls, it is important that safe methods are used to move them, to avoid causing pain and/or further injury. This is critical to their chances of making a full recovery. Safe manual ...

Personalized technology allows workers to monitor and learn about their own movement safety while on the job, at any time, giving them the training required to prevent injuries from occurring. Before ...

If your job involves lifting or carrying heavy or awkwardly-shaped equipment, or repetitive lifting, you need to know how to minimise the risk of injury - this Guideline should help. Injuries caused ...

Injuries caused by manual handling (particularly to the back, shoulders and neck) are a significant contributor to sickness absence statistics. Those most at risk of injury are those who aren't used ...