Factories Ordinance - Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1996 Jurisdiction Gibraltar Year 1996 Published in English Serial title Gibraltar Gazette Source 29 Feb. 1996, No.2901, p.279-284. Serial number Legal Notice No.30 of 1996 (Gibraltar) Descriptors [Primary] Gibraltar, manual lifting, responsibilities of employers [Secondary] hazard evaluation, information of personnel, law, responsibilities of employees Subject category Mechanical hazards, transport Abstract Regulations concerning the responsibilities of employers regarding manual handling operations. Employers are required to avoid the need for manual handling operations which involve a risk of injury, and where this cannot be avoided, to make an assessment of these operations, and to take appropriate steps to reduce the risk of injury. Employees are required to make full use of any system of work provided by the employer as a risk reduction measure. A Schedule specifies factors to be taken into account during a risk assessment. CIS No. 97-383 Database ID 68798