Manual handling

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector feels the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic

A third suffer with back pain, while a fifth have trouble sleeping

A trial using electric and hybrid plant on a sensitive central London construction site has cut the risk of work-related injuries and brought wider environmental benefits

Six years after the launch of Forth Ports’ Safety F1rst strategy, the operator is deploying a soft-skills approach to take consultation to a new level

Bike retailer Halfords has been ordered to pay more than £200,000 after a set of heavy boxes collapsed on to a staff member, pinning him against a wall and leaving him with a suspected cracked rib. 

The role of line managers in supporting employees with health issues, modern slavery, and the use of new technology in the sector featured at this year’s event.

Costain-Skanska JV’s work on the High Speed 2 rail link’s central London site has changed perceptions on sensitively delivering urban archaeology projects while pleasing two disparate professions.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance on the Manual Handling Operations Regulations (L23) (bit.ly/2uDfmhH) says that “providing information and training alone will not ensure safe manual handling” and that “a good handling technique is no substitute for other risk-reduction steps”.