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GUIDANCE
 
DO's and DON'Ts
1)  General advice
HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE (HSE) - LINKS
Manual Handling
According to the HSE, Manual Handling is defined as "...any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof) by hand or bodily force".
1)  Manual Handling Assessment Chart Tool
2)  Getting to grips with Manual Handling
3)  Are you making the best use of Lifting and Handling aids?
Lifting Regulations
1)  The Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
2)  A guide to the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)
3)  How the regulations apply to Forestry
4)  The use of winches in directional felling and taking down
5)  Guidance on the safe use of magnetic lifting devices
6)  Handling kerbs - reducing the risks of Musculoskeletal Disorders
7)  Lifting incident review 1998
Work at Height Regulations
1)  Work at Height Regulations 2005: A brief guide
2) Height safe - Absolutely essential health & safety information
3) Consideration for the use of personal fall protection equipment
4) Guidance of the selection, use, maintenance and inspection of retractable type fall arresters
5) Guidance on inspecting personal fall protection equipment
6) Guidance on the use of single and twin energy absorbing lanyards
7) Guidance on rescue during working at height
8) Guidance on inspecting eyebolts used for personal fall protection purposes
9) Reference information for working at height
10) Working platforms (non-integrated) on forklift trucks.  Guidance note PM28 (3rd Edition)
11) Safe use of ladders and stepladders - an employers' guide
12) Top tips for ladder and stepladder safety