Additional Information
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require that employers are responsible for ensuring that all staff who lift or move loads are trained and this course will help employers comply with this legislation. It will teach delegates how to identify risks, develop and understanding of what is being moved and be able to determine the safest method of handling to avoid injury. The course includes assessing risk, loading techniques, tail-lift use and load restraint.
Who should attend
- Employees who lift or move loads
Course at a glance
- Health and Safety law and regulations and Manual Handling regulations
- Anatomy of the back
- Lift technique, push and pull, strain, kinetics and posture
- Stress and hazards
- Load restraint and mechanical aid operation
- What is manual handling?
- Risk assessment
- Safe systems of work
- Practical/workplace review
- Course assessment and review