Bag weights how can new way of working support it

[nuns]

Royal Mail “Safe System of Work” sheet for manual handling. The key part for delivery bags is this:
Delivery pouch/bag maximum: 16 kg
Reduced to 11 kg after first pouch
8 kg on hills and for shared van deliveries
5 kg on steep hills or stairs

The bag weights are over this when double mail , how can new way of working support it? Every round should come with a trolley and if using one then it will slow u down

[postslippete]

Obviously, the workload has to reduce materially and more trolleys are needed or the SSP limits will continue being breached in practice.

Trolleys may reduce strain but they also reduce speed and flexibility so if RM assumes the same productivity while also expecting safer manual handling then the maths might not stack up....The CWU have said that the DM26 is safer than ODM because it introduces support duties, more resource and local review mechanisms

[Playmail]

Always use a trolley once your back goes the company won't care ive had this numerous times back problems due to oversized bags and punished for it with stages. I will never not use a trolley now yeah its slower but that's the not your problem its there's health and safety first. Once you get in the stage loop its had to get out of it.

[norris9]

Split up the round more. Make the loops smaller.

[SpacePhoenix]

Always use a trolley once your back goes the company won't care ive had this numerous times back problems due to oversized bags and punished for it with stages. I will never not use a trolley now yeah its slower but that's the not your problem its there's health and safety first. Once you get in the stage loop its had to get out of it.

If you're meant to use a trolley then use it. if you don't and you get injured, it'll be a straight blameworthy.

[Hitcher]

Every round should come with a trolley and if using one then it will slow u down

Everyone should still be using trolleys.

[yellowbelly]

Every round should come with a trolley and if using one then it will slow u down

Everyone should still be using trolleys.

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