Principles of Manual Handling

Description

Successful completion will prepare students to look carefully at their own work activities and contribute to the development of safer methods and tasks, in co-operation with their managers and supervisors.

Topic areas covered:

• The process of manual handling in the workplace
  
• Manual handling injuries and the activities which cause them
  
• Manual handling assessment and control options
  
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations
  
• Kinetic lifting (practical)

For

Operatives concerned with the lifting and carrying of materials as part of their day-to-day activities

Course Aims

To develop an understanding of the principles of manual handling, the potential for injuries and the preventative measures available.

Course Objectives

• To identify relevant manual handling situations in his or her own workplace.
  
• To understand the causative factors behind manual handling injuries and the control measures that may be adopted to reduce the level of risk.
  
• To create an awareness of the need for manual handling tasks to be assessed.
  
• To understand the fundamental requirements of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.

Certification

Attendees will be issued with a certificate of attendance.

Duration

½ day (3 hours)