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Manual handling claimsApproaching one third of industrial injuries are caused by manual handling operations ie. the transport or supporting of a load by hand or bodily force. The type of operations involved include lifting, carrying, moving, supporting, restraining, pushing, pulling, lowering, putting down etc. The injuries most commonly caused by manual handling are injuries to the back, sprains, strains and hernias. Where a load is dropped or falls during the operation this can result in fractures or other injuries caused by crushing, trapping or puncture wounds. In addition to the Common Law duty of employers to protect their employees from injury at work they must also comply with specific regulations - the Manual Handling Operations Regulations (1992). Amongst other things the regulations require employers to :-
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