Manual Handling

Are good Manual Handling practices essential for my business? Is Manual Handling something we need to focus on? Would a cost-benefit analysis actually justify a focus on Manual Handling in my business? These are all really important questions, and the short answer is YES.

Let's start by considering who it is that performs Manual handling tasks in your business. Essentially, that's everybody. Whether they work in the office, the warehouse, or out on-site, they are all performing Manual tasks which varying degrees of risk. What about your workforce? Risk factors include their age, their skill and experience level, pre-existing injuries, their general health and level of physical fitness and even what they are doing outside of work

If this all sounds pretty overwhelming, it probably means you weren't aware of the risks, or you don't know how to manage them. So where do you start?

You have three choices:

1. You can out-source your safety management
2. You Can continue with a trial and error approach, hoping you will learn from your mistakes
3. You can take on a safety management partner who'll work with you to manage risk

Safe Hands is a safety partner who is committed to educating businesses and developing strategies to meet Safety and financial outcomes.

If you're just after more information about Safety, feel free to use this site as a resource for Safety and Risk management

If you're more interested in a Safety partnership, more information about Safe Hands and what we can offer your business is available by clicking one of the links in the Footer below

We hope you find what you're looking for.

The Costs

Training staff, purchasing equipment, redesigning a work area, developing and implementing procedures. They take time and effort and they cost money. But how does that compare to the cost of not doing anything?

One reason that many businesses fail to implement change is that they find it difficult to put a figure on the cost of inaction. The cost of injuries includes lost work time, lost productivity, quality issues, and the level of staff turn-over.

As a rule of thumb, the minimum cost of work-related injuries is three times your direct costs of lost work time, and WorkCover premiums. But it could be costing you even more

Injuring workers is not economical, and as many leading companies have learnt, Safety is Good Business

In addition to the above, businesses can face the cost of poor purchasing decisions, the cost of poorly planned expansions, upgrades and refurbishments, the cost of inefficient work practices, and the cost of the associated disruptions.

Consulting with people experienced in dealing with all these issues makes good business sense. That's where we can help. Our support can put Your Business in Safe Hands.