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Manual Handling Training

To comply with current Health & Safety Legislation, staff engaged in manual handling must be given training in safe manual handling techniques. This training will show your staff how to carry out manual handling tasks correctly and therefore avoid back injuries. By training your staff how to conduct manual handling safely you are complying with your legal requirements. Back injuries caused by incorrect manual handling techniques are one of the most frequent causes of workers compensation claims.

Objectives

On completion of this course participants will be able to:

• · Lift and handle loads safely
• · Recognise a load which is too heavy or awkward

Programme

• Dangers of careless and unskilled methods
• Principles of levers and laws of motion
• Anatomy of the spine and muscular system
• How the body is harmed through incorrect handling techniques
• How to handle loads safely
• Lifting to and from ground level
• Lifting to and from a height
• Pushing
• Pulling
• Lifting (bags, sacks, barrels, where appropriate)
• Other organisation specific lifting tasks
• Competence testing

English is the language in which training is delivered and participants must have a good command of the English language. If participants wish to bring an interpreter they may do so but prior notice must be given to Simply Safety.

Who should attend?

All staff engaged in lifting loads during their working day.

Pre-Course Requirements

None

Assessment/Certification

Each participant will be assessed on their practical lifting techniques. A completed manual handling assessment form for each participant will be supplied to their employer.

Duration

3 Hours

If you're interested in this course, please contact us for more details.