Document ID (ISN) | 74735 |
CIS number |
00-535 |
ISBN(s) |
0-7176-1698-3 |
Year |
1999 |
Convention or series no. |
HSE Contract Research Report CRR 213/1999
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Author(s) |
Frostick S., Davies J., Kemp G., Manning D. Health and Safety Executive |
Title |
Manual handling injuries to workers attending the Royal Liverpool University Hospital |
Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 1999. x, 71p. 17 ref. Price: GBP 25.00. |
Abstract |
This report describes work conducted in three phases aimed at analysing the components of accidents in manual handling injuries (MHI) and comparing them to other injuries. 55% of MHIs occurred in 15 out of 130 occupational groups. Most frequently represented occupations were labourers, sales and shop assistants and drivers. In some occupations, such as scaffolders, stagers and steeplejacks, all injuries were MHIs. Moving and transporting stock or materials, construction and tidying were the most frequently mentioned activities associated with MHIs. Lifting, lowering, carrying, trying to jump clear, holding with both hands and moving backwards were body movements involved in more than 70% of the MHIs. |
Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; hospitals; injuries; manual handling |
Descriptors (secondary) |
United Kingdom; report; computer applications; questionnaire survey; work posture |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
Subject(s) |
Materials handling and storage
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Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
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Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
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