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A question of technique: safe manual handling in practice
Author(s) -
Mitchell Alastair
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.29.7.420
Subject(s) - manual handling , work (physics) , operations management , business practice , medicine , risk analysis (engineering) , business , engineering , mechanical engineering , business administration
QUITE apart from their impact on the individuals concerned, injuries caused by manual handling can have a big impact on a business, and veterinary practices are no exception. Here, Alastair Mitchell explains how good manual handling techniques can help to minimise the risk of musculoskeletal and other work‐related injuries occurring in the practice.