Manual Handling Course

Duration: 1 Hour and 30 Minutes

This course offers a comprehensive overview on manual handling and the responsibilities of all staff when it comes to reducing the risk of injury through manual handling operations.

The course includes practical advice and provides organisations a level of compliance to meet many of their health and safety training obligations.

On completion of the course, you’ll get a certificate with your name, CPD hours, the date and key learning objectives.

The course also contains additional resource materials, useful links and a refresher guide and is available as a demo to ensure suitability.

Objectives

In this course you will learn:

• The risks involved in manual handling
• The law surrounding it, your employer’s responsibilities, and employee’s responsibilities
• The hierarchy of measures to reduce risk, and some practical advice to get you started
• How much the average male and female can lift, and the basic techniques of good lifting practice
• The principles of team lifting, and how to safely move people
• The muscles used in manual handling, common spinal injuries, and tips on how to look after your back

Modules

• Mind your back
• Risks and responsibilities
• How much can you lift
• Lifting safely
• Muscle and spinal injuries