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

Price:

£110.00 + vat per delegate

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

0.5 day

Booking

To book places on any of the dates above please call 01462 676444 or email mail@safetymundo.com
Where one of our team will be happy to help.