Manual Handling
Manual handling is one of the most common causes of injury at work and causes over a third of all workplace injuries. This course is designed to all workers especially to those heavy manual labors. It will give them an awareness to recognize and manage the risk involve in carrying out any manual handling task, identify the hazards and its control measures.
Course Details
Course Description:
This Manual Handling Training Course helps employers ensure that they and their employees are sufficiently trained in the principles and practices of safe manual handling. This course provides the necessary information and training for organizations to understand more about the risks associated with manual handling, how to undergo a risk assessment and how to ensure appropriate control measures are put in place. The course follows the requirements of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR) and provides a practical guide for managing and carrying out safe and healthy manual handling. The course also features videos, diagrams, and downloadable resources to use in your workplace.
Course Content:
▪ Understanding the reasons for safe manual handling
▪ Understanding how manual handling risk assessments contribute to improving health and safety.
▪ Understanding the principle, types of equipment and testing requirements associated with manual handling safety.
▪ Applying safe manual handling principle