Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 - Poster - Safety Signs by Caledonia Signs

A Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Poster is used to inform workers and employers about their legal responsibilities and safe practices when lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling loads by hand or bodily force. The poster helps raise awareness of the risks associated with manual handling and promotes safer techniques to prevent injury—particularly musculoskeletal disorders like back strain.

The poster should be displayed in break rooms, training areas, near loading zones, or next to manual handling equipment like trolleys or hoists, where employees can easily see it. Its purpose is to reinforce training, support compliance with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, and reduce the risk of workplace injuries.

In summary, the poster plays a key role in educating staff, promoting safe handling practices, and ensuring legal compliance, making it an essential part of a workplace’s health and safety information system.

The poster states:
Under these regulations, made under the health and safety at work act 1974, from 1st January 1993 additional duties are placed on employers to avoid hazardous manual handling operations so far as is reasonably practicable. Assess unavoidable manual handling operations. Take steps to reduce the risk of injury from such operations so far as is reasonably practicable.

Good manual handling, what you need to know
Manual Lifting and Handling: It does not require a great deal of weight to cause back injuries through lifting and handling. There are eight points to good manual handling there are:
1. Check load - Ensure you know what you are trying to lift and where it is to be carried to. What does it weigh? Is it an awkward shape? Will balance be a factor?
2. Personal Limitations - Know the limit of your own ability due to age, strength, fitness or girth. If in doubt. get help.
3. Proper grip - Make sure you have a good hand hold. Grip with the palms of the hands and the roots of the fingers. Never lift with the finger tips!
4. Stance - Face the direction of travel if lifting alone. Stand over the object. Feet shoulder width apart and one slightly in front of the other. Make sure your knees are bent.
5. Arms Close to Body - Keep the arms close to the body. This ensures that the legs and body take the weight instead of the hands and arms.
6. Chin In - Before lifting, raise the head slightly and tuck the chin in. This helps to keep the back straight.
7. Body Weight - Be aware of your body weight and how to use it to best advantage. Use your body as a counterweight to save muscular effort.
8. Co-ordinate Effort - Where two or more people are involved in the lift make sure the handling is coordinated correctly.

Materials Explained

Any product outside of our standard choice of material/size range starts with a 5. This may include items such as rolls of tape, sign frames, floor graphics or banners. Below you can find a more detailed description of the miscellaneous material options available for this sign design.

Rigid Plastic: This lightweight, gloss white PVC is resistant to weather, moisture, chemicals, and general wear and tear, making it suitable for harsh environments. Its smooth, solid surface allows for crisp printing of text and graphics, enhancing readability and visual impact. Businesses who choose Rigid Plastic signs benefit from fewer replacements and minimal maintenance, making it a practical investment for reliable and effective safety signs.