Penny Hydraulics is introducing a new booklet with guidance on current manual handling regulations. The booklet contains information on how to reduce the need to handle loads by hand. It highlights the principal regulations and industry codes of practice covering manual handling and the use of lorry loaders, platform lifts and workshop and store lifts.
"Safe manual handling isn't just good ethics," explains John Penny, MD of the company. "It is good business but it is surprising how many people are unaware of the full implications of the regulations. This booklet is designed for anyone with a duty of care to employees and contains examples of how companies and Las can turn manual handling problems in to success stories."
Fleetmanagers can read up on numerous case studies that demonstrate on how to implement best practise. It covers current Manual Handling and Health and Safety Regulations and the 'Duty of Care' obligations that employers must fulfil. It includes information about key manual handling requirements contained within The Health & Safety At Work Act, PUWER (Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations), LOLER (Lifting Operation & Lifting Equipment Regulations) and the ALLMI (Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers) code of practice.
"Everything we do is aimed at making it safer and easier to handle loads on commercial vehicles and in the workplace," says Richard Short, Sales Director at Penny Hydraulics. "This booklet is designed to provide practical advice which will help everyone involved with load handling to make informed decisions when specifying equipment."
Free copies of the booklet can be obtained by visiting the Penny Hydraulics website at http://www.loadsbetter.co.uk and clicking on the special link.
