Cost of manual handling injuries

The costs to business once a manual handling injury has happened can be significant. In addition to the obvious costs such as civil claims for damages, there are often significant hidden costs. damages, claimant legal costs and NHS legal costs. % % % 2, settled claims Damages paid: £m. Claimant legal costs: £m. NHS legal costs: £m *Figures are rounded up. Manual handling incidents can cause a range of injuries to both staff and patients. Areas of injury for all settled claims. Back: (%) Upper limb.  · Manual handling injuries cover a broad category of work related injuries but can include injuries due to lifting, trapped fingers, cuts from sharp objects and pushing and pulling etc. The most common manual handling injuries are MSDs or musculoskeletal disorders, which are injuries and disorders that affect the human body’s movement or Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins.

The costs to business once a manual handling injury has happened can be significant. In addition to the obvious costs such as civil claims for damages, there are often significant hidden costs. costs of manual handling incidents in the Healthcare Sector in September A joint submission by Sara Dockrell, Muriel Johnson, and Joe Ganly was awarded the tender and work on the project began in January damages, claimant legal costs and NHS legal costs. % % % 2, settled claims Damages paid: £m. Claimant legal costs: £m. NHS legal costs: £m *Figures are rounded up. Manual handling incidents can cause a range of injuries to both staff and patients. Areas of injury for all settled claims. Back: (%) Upper limb.

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