It doesn’t take much research to conclude that manual handling related incidents are on the increase.

Is it enough to complete comprehensive assessments or have your employees do regular training?

The statistics are suggesting that traditional approaches are failing and that companies that do not invest time and effort into new approaches could be sitting on the proverbial manual handling incident ‘time-bomb’.

It might be time to have someone totally independent of your organisation do a review for you.

Bringing in fresh eyes might also bring in fresh ideas. Many organisations have done just this and were surprised at the innovative solutions that are available.