½ Day Course
Maximum of 12 Delegates
This course is aimed at anyone who requires a course in manual handling and is ideal for all workplace requirements.
Correct manual handling training will reduce the risk of accidents occurring by identifying and preventing them. Manual handling is not difficult to learn but can save a lot of problems for employers and employees. The course covers legislation, common injuries, good practice, accident prevention and different lifting aids. Also covered is a section on manual handling risk assessment and the 5-step recommended process to conduct a risk assessment.
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require employers to ensure that all employees are trained and competent in manual handling. It is the employer’s duty to avoid manual handling as far as is reasonably practicable and, if this cannot be done, the employer must take steps to reduce the risk of injury. This course will reduce that risk for you.
Training can either take place on site at a customer’s premises or in one of our accredited training centres.
Manual handling training is a legal requirement where staff members are required to lift, lower, or push or pull anything that may have a level of risk associated with it. There are few work environments that do not incorporate the use of manual handling in some way.
This may not be an exhaustive list of all content covered during the course, for further information please contact Complete Safety Training.
All trainees will be provided with an accredited or in-house certificate following successful completion of the course which is valid for 3 years; 3 yearly refresher training is recommended.
Explain effective manual handling techniques
Demonstrate effective manual handling techniques
Responsibilities within manual handling
Demonstrate effective load planning
How to minimise risk
Conduct a risk assessment before manual handling
Explain how to report an incident
Ergonomic lifting aids
Causes and types of injury
Anatomy of spine to show how accidents can happen and their consequences
Body mechanics and how to use proper muscle groups to avoid injury
Team handling and communication
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