What does our Manual Handling Course offer?
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Manual Handling Course
The legislation requires that every employer must take appropriate organisational measures or use appropriate means, in particular mechanical aids. The Manual Handling course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to conduct all manual handling activities in a manner that will prevent injury.
The course deals with informing participants on the consequences of lifting incorrectly, the philosophy being that if one persons understand the consequences of incorrect lifting they will pay more attention to lifting correctly.
A maximum of 12 participants can take part.
Please be advised that the theory element of this training course is currently being run virtually over secure video conferencing link.
What are the main objectives of our manual handling course?
On completion of the manual handling course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the consequences of incorrect lifting
• Understand the mechanics of the spine and muscular system
• Understand the 8 principles of safe lifting
Manual Handling Course Contents:
Our Manual Handling Course contents include:
• Introduction
• Legislation
• Anatomy and injuries
• Biomechanics
• Principles of Safe Handling
• Lifting Techniques
• Conclusions
This course combines lectures on the above modules along with a video.
What is the duration of our manual handling course?
Our Manual Handling course is a 4-hour course.