* Manual handling of loads: for the purpose of this Directive, any transporting or supporting of a load, including lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving, which involves a risk particularly of back injury.
* Manutention manuelle de charges: aux fins de la directive, il s’agit de toute opération de transport ou de soutien d’une charge, dont le levage, la pose, la poussée, la traction, le port ou le déplacement, qui comporte des risques, notamment dorso-lombaires.