The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended 2002) require employers to train staff involved in manual handling activities. With large numbers or high turnover of staff, it can sometimes prove more cost effective to have the training resource in your own company. This course is designed to enable staff to acquire sufficient knowledge and training competence to be able to prepare and deliver in-company training to those staff at risk from manual handling activities, and to thus meet the above legislative requirements.
Benefits to your organisation
This course will provide you with trained staff who are fully aware of the implications of manual handling. They will be able to train new employees in correct lifting methods and also provide refresher training to existing employees.Course objectivesTo enable delegates to develop sufficient training skills to create and deliver a basic manual handling training course centred around their working environment; to reduce the risk of injury to employees by having a competent trainer on-site to provide ongoing training as and when it is required.
Programme
- Legal requirements/duties of employer and employee
- The harm that poor manual handling causes
- Safe lifting and handling techniques
- Relevant personal protective equipment requirements
- Team lifts
- Preparing/undertaking manual handling assessments
- Control of manual handling risks
- The principles of training
- Preparing the training course and venue
- Instructional techniques
- Assessing the attendees’ understanding of the course
Duration: Two days
This course is available in-house
The course is designed to improve the unacceptable levels of back injuries within the construction industry. Click here to view the Manual Handling syllabus
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