Lockton Health and Safety Manual

Where the risk assessment identifies it to be necessary, prior to an  activity being undertaken, appropriate training shall be provided,  together with any essential manual handling and personal protective  equipment being available.  This document does not provide a comprehensive guide to the  MHOR. It does, however, provide an outline of their requirements  and the action to be taken. Supplemented with the training that will  be available to those designated to undertake the manual handling  risk assessment process, it will enable comprehensive management  action to be taken to control potential hazards and risks at the  departmental level.  Who does this policy apply to?  All Lockton associates are required to be familiar with this policy and  it will be included in the staff induction information at the  commencement of their employment and be continuously available  through the health and safety information on the premises intranet  page and also as part of the self‐assessment and risk assessment  package on the intranet.  Why does the policy exist?  Injuries to people caused by the incorrect moving of objects is one of  the leading reasons for staff to be absent from work, particularly in  the obvious manifestation of this via back injuries of various types  and seriousness. This policy is to provide staff with the correct  information about how to assess the risks identified with moving  objects and to also identify staff who may be expected to move  objects regularly as part of the work and that should therefore be  subject to further specific training, beyond that of the intranet self‐ assessment package.

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