Is It Law That I Should Have Moving And Handling Training At Least Once A Year?

[alinic]

within my job, using hoists etc?

[tonyav]

I don't think so, where I work it's every couple of years.

[ummmm]

I certainly didn't get training every year. I can't remember even doing the training more than once.

[Prudie]

It would be your company policy rather than law and presumably you have to comply with H&S policies as part of your T&Cs. We have to do MHE every year and the slingers need refreshers every 3. Why argue?

[tonyav]

Same as Prudie, where I work it is just refreshers ie overhead cranes, slinging and flt driving.

[pixie373]

We had to do it yearly in care homes. We were told it was a legal requirement, but I've never checked.

[tonyav]

Yes, could be a totally different thing in a care home as opposed to a factory.

[Prudie]

It could be pixie, I've never checked either but a trawl through the H&S At Work Act might provide the answer. If I remember I'll ask the boring Compliance guys tomorrow :-)