Manual Handling Training
Manual handling covers a wide variety of tasks, including lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling and carrying. When any of these tasks are not carried out properly, there is a risk of injury. More than a third of all reported injuries that result in someone being off work for more than three days are caused by manual handling. The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended 2002) require employers to conduct risk assessments of manual handling activities that they undertake and to provide appropriate training for their employees. This course will help employers meet this latter requirement, especially as its practical element is always centred on the actual manual handling that employees undertake, rather than the 'box in the middle of the room' scenario.
Course programme
- The legal requirements and the duties of the employer and employee.
- The harm that poor manual handling causes.
- Safe lifting techniques.
- Safe handling techniques.
- The relevant personal protective equipment requirements.
- The issue of team lifts.
- Dynamic risk assessment.
- Injury management and rehabilitation.
Why train with Workplace Law?
- All our trainers have hands-on, practical experience of managing people, projects and premises, and the real-life problems involved.
- We have over 50,000 managers who rely on us for legal advice and training every year.
- We offer competitive rates on a wide range of legal and practical issues to do with managing people and the workplace. We provide national coverage, with first rate service backed by your own personal account manager.
- In-house courses can be customised to include specific procedures and policies.
- Course materials can be developed to include specific requirements with practical guidance.
Benefits
- This course is designed for all employees who undertake manual handling operations as part of their work tasks and will help you to fulfil your legal obligations under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.
- The course will be designed to look at risks specific to your work environment rather than generic exercises, helping you to reduce and eliminate those risks.
- Reducing and eliminating risks will lead to a reduction in injuries to staff, which will in turn reduce lost work days, decreased productivity, potential employers' liability claims and unnecessary costs.
