Manual Handling Operations Course (half day)
Overview
All staff but particularly those who are involved in manual materials handling.
To provide a basic awareness of Health & Safety in general and to give course members an appreciation of good movement, to lift and handling loads in a safe and efficient manner, thereby reducing the risk of injury.
To train personnel in the skills and techniques of manual handling
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Course Content
- Employers’ duties.
- Employees’ duties
- Accident statistics
- Typical accidents in handling
- Cumulative strain.
- Mechanics of the spine
- Principles of good movement (Human Kinetics)
- Handling heavy and awkward objects.
- Overcoming handling problems.
- Guidelines for assessment
- Assessing the task
- Assessing the load
- Assessing the working environment
- Assessing individual capability
- Controlling hazards
- Reducing risk to lowest level so far as is reasonably practicable.
More information
To provide a basic awareness of Health & Safety in general and to give course members an appreciation of good movement, to lift and handling loads in a safe and efficient manner, thereby reducing the risk of injury.
This course is also available as a Private / In-house course on a date of your choosing. Please contact us on 01462 676444 for further details.
Course Dates
2024 Course dates
13th December @ 8.30am
2025 Course dates
13th January @ 8.30am
14th February @ 1.30pm
20th March @ 8.30am
17th April @1.30pm
14th May @ 8.30am
18th June @ 1.30pm
17th July @ 8.30am
20th August @ 1.30pm
17th September @ 8.30am
15th October @ 8.30am
11th November @ 8.30am
9th December @ 1.30pm
Course Duration
Booking
To book places on any of the dates above please call 01462 676444 or email mail@safetymundo.com
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