Raising the bar 8. Manual handling
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Civil & Structural Supplement
Abstract
Aims to improve manual handling techniques on highway projects, looking at the main hazards, the types of operations where they can occur, the minimum requirement for best practice, design of works, storage, mechanising operations, manual handling controls, risk assessment, training, monitoring and reporting and includes a case study.
History
The delivery hub health, safety and environment. B8. First issued March 2013, Revised November 2016.
Subjects
- Civil engineering, infrastructure and public utilities
- Transport facilities
- Special subject areas
- Health and safety
- Roads
Publisher History
Highways England is now known as National Highways and was responsible for the operation, maintenance and improvement of England's motorways and major A roads. It was an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Transport and was formerly known as Highways Agency.
Information
NBS
NBS has produced specification systems and information products for construction industry professionals for more than 40 years. The National Building Specification is the recognised UK national standard and is used by over 5,000 organisations. NBS is part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd.
Accuris
We connect trusted knowledge to customers' workflows – mitigating risk, increasing efficiency and accelerating innovation For more than 60 years, leading R&D and engineering-intensive organizations have relied on us to achieve on-time, on-budget delivery of complex projects and new products. We deliver an unparalleled combination of technical content and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to surface answers from the vast universe of technical knowledge, both inside and outside the organization. In a single interface, we connect the dots between information scattered across many different sources, allowing technical professionals to make better, more informed decisions faster.