Recently, an inspector in South West England carrying out inspections focusing on moving and handling materials; observed the floor saw in the photo that had to be moved into and out of a work van by two operatives at a street works site. The saw weighed 110Kg!

The inspector used HSE’s MAC Tool to identify the level of risk, needless to say the risk was high! This resulted in the inspector serving a prohibition notice to prohibit manually lifting the tool in this way and issued an improvement notice for the employer to reduce risks to employees from manual handling activities. The weight of the saw presented a very serious musculoskeletal injury and lifting it should not have been attempted.

Learn more about moving and handling materials here: https://workright.campaign.gov.uk/campaigns/your-health-your-future/