Liam Jones
Founder, Pilla App
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Learn how to assess manual handling risks, build manual handling safety into your health and safety system with Pilla, and use AI to automate the process.
Join Liam Jones, founder of Pilla and a qualified food safety consultant, for a session on manual handling risk assessments.
Understand
Manual handling injuries are among the most common in the workplace, from lifting heavy deliveries to moving furniture and carrying loads. Grouping similar tasks together and assessing them properly helps prevent strains, sprains and long-term musculoskeletal problems.
List all lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling activities and group lower-risk tasks together, but carry out separate assessments for heavier or more complex activities like handling deliveries. Trolleys, sack barrows, ramps and adjustable shelving can all reduce the need for manual lifting.
Poor posture during lifting causes many injuries, so storage layouts, work surfaces and task design should minimise the need for stooping, twisting and over-reaching. Unstable or uneven loads increase the risk of drops and injuries, so assess how loads are packaged, stacked and secured before being moved. Regular observation, staff feedback and incident reporting help you identify whether your controls are working or need updating.
Apply
See how manual handling risk assessments fit into your wider health and safety management system in Pilla. We walk through how to build this into your system so that your team has clear processes, accountability, and a documented trail that proves compliance.
Automate
Learn how AI can speed up this process and connect Pilla to your other tools, giving you a much more joined up system across your business.
Bring your questions , we'll be answering them live throughout.