Manual Handling

Had to sit through a 2 hour manual handling course today. Yes, just sit, no practical demos or a test or anything. I was all set after CrossFit this morning too! Haha.

These are the recommended guidelines from HSE for the weights of objects you shouldn't go above at different heights near and close to your body. At least the instructor said this is just guidelines and differs from person to person. I would hope I could pick up more than 3kg from the floor!

He also explained the the further away the object is from your body the harder is to control. I thought jumping in and going "yeh, I find that when snatching" also wouldn't have gone down well! ;-)