Manual handling operations regulations 2002

1 The law and legal requirements related to manual handling 2 1.1 Current legislation and guidance 2 1.2 The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 2 1.3 The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 3 1.4 The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 5 1.5 Duty of care and negligence 6 2 Risk management in manual handling 7 • Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 • Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995. A survey carried out by the Royal College of Nursing in July 2002 found that 95 per cent of respondents had a safer patient-handling policy, although in many Employers must comply with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, as amended by the Health and Safety Regulations 2002. This guidance is mainly for employers, managers and safety representatives, but may also be useful for employees; The guidance explains how to avoid, assess and reduce the risk of injury from manual handling handling injury risks and prevention, as part of the steps to reduce risk required by the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended 2002) Regulation 4(1)(b)(ii). As an NHS organisation, the University Health Board has to comply with the above legislation to help ensure the safety of their staff, patients and others. Title: Manual Handling Operations Regulations. Category: England, Wales and Scotland Regulations. Date: 1992. Reference: SI 1992/2793 . General Description: These Regulations give to EU legislation on the minimum health and safety requirements for the manual handling of loads where there is a risk (particularly of back injury) to workers. This guidance aims to help employers comply with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, as amended by the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002. It will help employers - and managers, safety representatives and employees - to control and reduce the risk of injury from manual handling. The Manual Handling Operations R