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national culture where all commit to safe and healthy workplaces and the safe and sustainable management of chemicals  \n􀀚 ontents  \n􀀛 nt rod uct ion 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀌  \nWhat Legislation 􀀚overs Manual andling􀀗 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀏  \nWhy is It Necessary to put Improvements in 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀐 Place to 􀀘void or Reduce Manual andling􀀗  \nThe Manual and ling Risk 􀀘ssess ment 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀓  \nThe 􀀙 enefits of Manual andling Risk 􀀘ssessment 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀋􀀍  \nManual andling Risk 􀀘ssessment 􀀚 ase Studies 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀋􀀎  \n􀀝urther Information 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀍􀀌  \n􀀓ppendices  \n􀀘ppendix 􀀋 Manual andling Risk 􀀘ssessment Worksheet 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀍􀀍  \n􀀘ppendix 􀀌 􀀜xamples of Risk 􀀝actors 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀈 􀀍􀀎 for andling of Loads  \n􀀍u􀀑􀀙􀀘 􀀗􀀔􀀓 􀀘􀀛 􀀆􀀄􀀅􀀄 􀀑y t􀀗􀀔 􀀊􀀔􀀐􀀙t􀀗 􀀐􀀛􀀓 􀀎􀀐􀀕􀀔ty 􀀇ut􀀗􀀜􀀞􀀘ty 􀀁 􀀏􀀗􀀔 􀀌􀀔t􀀞􀀜􀀝􀀜􀀙􀀘t􀀐􀀛 􀀈u􀀘􀀙􀀓􀀘􀀛􀀖 􀀁 􀀋􀀐􀀚􀀔 􀀋􀀜y􀀒􀀔 􀀎t􀀞􀀔􀀔t 􀀁 􀀉u􀀑􀀙􀀘􀀛 􀀅 􀀃  \nIntroduction  \nThe retail sector covers a wide range of different business types including supermarkets􀀆 garden centres􀀆 clothes shops and many other smaller shopping units􀀈 There are approximately 􀀌􀀐􀀏􀀆􀀊􀀊􀀊 people working in this industry􀀆 which accounts for 􀀋􀀎􀀂 of the working population􀀈 The work tasks conducted in the retail sector require people to engage in many different types of work activity􀀈 In some cases this will require a person to engage in a work practice which may involve a significant amount of physical activity􀀈 Manual handling is a physical activity which takes place in every workplace and in some cases the activity does not pose a problem􀀕 however􀀆 it is important to be aware that manual handling can be a potential workplace hazard where the activity requires􀀆 for example􀀆 a person to handle very heavy loads or lift loads to an unsafe height􀀈  \nThere is a need to provide practical information to the retail sector on useful interventions that can be made in addressing the risk of injury caused by manual handling􀀈 The ultimate objective of providing such information is to help businesses to conduct a review of current work activities􀀈 Such reviews will help them get a better appreciation of how work is carried out currently and what the potential issues are in relation to  \nmanual handling and the introduction of changes to work activities which would result in better ways of working with reduced exposure to the risk of back injury􀀈 The solution introduced can sometimes lead to improved efficiencies􀀆 a point illustrated in the case study below􀀔  \n􀀕ase Study􀀑 􀀚andling of stock in a medium􀀄sized business PRO􀀔􀀝􀀗􀀞􀀑  \n􀀘 medium􀀇sized retail shop had stock stored in a warehouse atthe back of the shop 􀀄􀀝igure 􀀋􀀅􀀕 there was no formal allocation of stock to assigned locations􀀈 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