Coping with health and safety legislation: manual handling, COSHH and work equipment

South Cumbria Occupational Health and Safety Group is holding a health and safety event in association with the South Cumbria, Manchester and North West IOSH Districts.

Briefing overview

A variety of talks will take place, including:

• Demystifying the Manual Handling Regulations by Kerry Trow, HSE’s Specialist Occupational Health Inspector;
• COSHH assessment: keep it simple by Gill Smith from HSE’s COSHH Policy Team;
• Practical solutions to manual handling in the NHS; and
• a seminar overview on Manual handling, coping with COSHH and work equipment by Steve Smith, HSE’s Principal Inspector.

Booking and programme details

To register for this event, send a completed application form to:

Heather Reed, SCOHSG Treasurer
c/o ENESCO
Brunthill Road
Kingstown Industrial Estate
Carlisle
Cumbria, CA3 0EN.

You can also telephone 01228 404392 for further details.

• Download an application form or full programme

Further information from HSE

• Manual Handling
• COSHH
• Equipment at work