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Hostile attitude? Sorry I thought our opinions were being asked for here. Back pain especially disc injury can accumulate over time.
I just think this flippant attitude toward safety in the workplace goes against everything I've been trained to do in manual handing/ safe pass courses.
Well,Hostile attitude?Sorry I thought our opinions were being asked for here.
wasn't very constructive, was it?Ask your manager if he/she's willing to give you hand. I'm sure they won't mind
I thought that was reasonable as well but it seems we are wrong...This has certainly dragged out..Come sense applies.
If its too heavy dont lift it, if its a couple of folders and if you an manage your computer etc. work away, if its out the door and down a flight of stairs just ask a co-woker to accompany you to hold the door. If they ask you to relocate the back up generator currently installed in the basement to its new home on the roof (you get what I mean) then you would have a case for movers etc. We're all big boys and girls so we know what we can and cant lift & shift....
What precisely do you mean by "more or less told"?I am moving office with my job and have more or less been told that it is my responsibility to pack and transport all my stuff (PC, Monitor, phone, files etc.)
Yes, it may well do his career some good (without the sarky rolleyes). When those who have the smarts to see the big picture here see what the local penny-pinching manager is trying to do, the local manager is likely to get hung/drawn/quartered. The potential risk to the company from expecting untrained personnel to lift PC monitors in/out of their own cars, and driven in their own cars is substantial. The OP will almost certainly save the company money in the long run.That'll do your career good, well done
I guess the 2500+ people who suffered manual handling injuries (This category includes “lifting and carrying”, “pushing and pulling” and “twisting and turning of the body”.) in 2005 (see Table 24 from [broken link removed]) were just little boys & girls - right?We're all big boys and girls so we know what we can and cant lift & shift....
Somewhere around carrying a PC monitor in your own car.but where does it stop?
It is not a question of 'not in my job description'. It is a question of a very bad decision by the local manager. The truly valuable employee will have the cojones to question the local manager and do the right thing.
Just because you've done a bit of moving and you haven't been injured, that doesn't make it the right think to do. You'll need better logic than that. You may not be doing any favours for your employer by lifting inappropriately.
So for the record, have you moved equipment such as PC monitors between buildings for your employer in your own car? Would you have any reservations in doing this, knowing that it may well invalidate your insurance policy?
If I crash because I'm carrying a computer monitor or a box I shouldnt be on the road in the first place. God forbid should I clip someone as I drive home from work with my laptop or files I bring home in the car with me what will realistically be said?!
If I take files home with me am i therfore invalidating my insurance? Unless I'd shown a flagrant disregard for safety when storing it eg. sellotaped to the roof, I'm not going to loose any sleep over it.
I think we are beating the life out of this! My point is that common sense should be applied as much as possible.
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