Manual Handling Training
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The Manual Handling Course is a half day course designed for those looking to gain the knowledge and skills to carry out manual handling tasks. Moving and Handling is a key part of the day for many employees in the UK and along with other musculoskeletal disorders, equate for more than a third of work-related injuries.
Who is the Course For?
Anyone who carries out any manual handling tasks in their job
Anyone with an interest in manual handling
Syllabus
- Manual handling legislation
- What is manual handling
- Hierarchy of control relating to manual handling
- Common workplace injuries, relating to manual handling
- Risk assessing manual handling tasks
- Generic assessments
- Dynamic assessments
- Safe lifting
- Unsafe lifting
- Practical lifting exercises
- RSI prevention exercises
Prerequisite
- The course is designed specifically for over 16’s
- This course is a practical course, learners must be able to demonstrate handling techniques
- We will also require access to the equipment that your staff generally move and handle
Course Duration
3 guided learning hours
Good Skills Training normally deliver this course over half a day, 09:30 – 12:45
Awarding Body
Qualification Code
Delivery Type
Face-to-face.
Maximum Learners Per Tutor
Assessment Method
The Manual Handling Course is Assessed through a practical demonstration.
Re-Qualification
As with all health and safety related courses, it is recommended that staff undergo refresher training on a regular basis, this is normally every 3-years.
