Legislation and Guidance
Guidance Documentation
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Beam Clamps Chain Slings Eyebolts Fibre Rope Slings Flat Woven Webbing Slings General Purpose Slinging Practice Hand Chain Blocks Hand Operated Chain Lever Hoists Horizontal Plate Clamps Jacks Lifting Beams and Spreader Beams Manual and Power Operated Blocks (Hoists) Mobile Gantries Power Operated Blocks (Hoists) Roundslings Runways Slewing Jib Cranes Travelling Girder Trolleys Vertical Plate Clamps Winches Used for Lifting Wire Rope Grip and Pulling Lifting Machines Wire Rope Slings Shackles HSE (Health & Safety Executive) Legislation
All of the HSE documentation below can be found on the HSE website.
Manual Handling
According to the HSE, Manual Handling is defined as "...any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof) by hand or bodily force".
Manual Handling Assessment Chart Tool Getting to grips with Manual Handling Are you making the best use of Lifting and Handling aids?