CSCS Health & Safety Test· CSCS / CITB
Manual handling injuries are most often caused by:
Choices
- AWatching others lift
- BLifting only light objects
- CUsing mechanical lifting equipment correctly
- DLifting too much, with poor technique, repeatedly, or in awkward posturesCorrect
Answer
Lifting too much, with poor technique, repeatedly, or in awkward postures
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require employers to avoid manual handling where reasonably practicable, then to assess and reduce risk. Most injuries come from a combination of load, technique, frequency, and posture.
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