Lisar, Don't take this the wrong way - but have they been shown how to carry/move stuff? E learning is all well and good if the delegates take away the message; in your case I would suggest that this is not the case. IMHO manual handling training should include at least a 1/4 of the course with the instructor showing them the correct techniques with the items that they will be expected to move - all well and good on the screen but not so good in real life; unless you have a bespoke course? Yes it will tick the boxes - but if the delegates have just sat in front of a screen 'because they have to' then in my books the money has been wasted. This may not be what you want to hear; but revisit the training with the stuff that they are carrying or moving - observe them doing the tasks and then show/coach them into the correct methods and techniques. Also revisit your MH assessments to see if the tasks can be modified in some way to reduce risk etc. You can then look at the behavoiural element as you say 'they are carrying too many items in one go'; as well as asking yourself why they are doing so. HTH Stuart

lisar, carry out some SAT's (safety awareness tours) with the management team specifically looking at manual handling, give feedback to the individuals goods & improvement opportunities,explain/ demonstrate good practice & the reasons why good manual handling techniques are important. also do the 5 why's on why they are carrying so many items.

Catching practice and clogs? Sorry, it's a brilliantly sunny Friday.

If a pattern of injuries are occuring, its usually down to a lack of, or poor supervision. Happened at my company with knife injuries to hands, we got the supervisors in, discussed a way forward and there responsabilities, and reduced knife injuries by nearly 80%. Result.

If you want to wake them up to the possible injuries don't talk to them about how they may injure themselves - talk to them about how they may injure other people accidentally. So for example if they are carrying several objects highlight the fact that it may be convenient for them but what if they drop it on a friend's foot. We tend to take more chances with our own health than we do with others. Also, people are sometimes reluctant to ask for help when they need a two person lift so I usually ask people to think how they feel when they are asked to help with a lift. The usual answer is that we are more than happy to help - so don't hesitate to ask for help someone will be glad to do it. Overall get them to question their mindset in relation to other people.

Hi, First thing to look at is the route cause, why do they feel they have to carry so many items at one time? Is their another method they could use i.e. trolley. In my experience people will only carry out these activities if they are allowed to as per one of the other responses poor supervision not challenging bad practice. I have introduced a back care team who are trained to look at correct handling and lifting techniques, once a week the team go round and identify bad habits and recommend alternatives, these are all part of the work force including supervisors and safety representatives, these results are logged and persistent offenders spoken to on a one to one basis. Our results have been excellent 75% reduction in reported muscleskeletal injuries in the past three years. All training needs to be task specific our training lasts for three hours per session by an external specialist provider who have worked with many companies large and small but they do get results.

Hi Lisa Sounds like a trolley is required, plus train managers to monitor and enforce this. Ian