employers

employees

designers, manufacturers and suppliers of plant (machinery and equipment)

Manual handling is work where you have to lift, lower, push, pull, carry, move, hold or restrain something. It’s hazardous manual handling if it involves:

repeated, sustained or high force

sustained awkward posture

repetitive movements

exposure to sustained vibration

handling people or animals

loads that are unstable, unbalanced or hard to hold

Hazardous manual handling injuries

To learn how to improve manual handling techniques, move and handle loads safely in a practical environment and be able to conduct a personal manual handling risk assessment.

Anatomy of the spine

Causes of back pain

Returning back to work

Manual handling laws and guidance

Principles of safer manual handling

Unsafe systems of work

Manual handling Risk Assessment

Demonstrations and practice

Practical Evaluations

COURSE BENEFITS