Manual Handling

Half Day Course – 1330-1600

This course is designed for all employees for whom manual handling forms a part of their work role to provide them with practical skills and knowledge to reduce the risk of manual handling injuries.

This course involves both practical and theoretical sessions. It will focus on:

•  Benefits of understanding manual handling techniques

•  An appreciation of the nature of injuries which may occur from poor lifting

•  The human form and how to use it effectively to lift loads

•  Application of basic lifting techniques

•  Practical applications reconstructed by group members

•  Complex lifting problems discussed

•  Application of complex lifts likely to be undertaken by course members

•  Compliance with current Health and Safety Legislation