Manual Handling Awareness

The Manual Handling Awareness training course allows learners to appreciate the consequences of poor manual handling and enable them to use their knowledge to plan and use approved lifting techniques. The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require all employers to carry out training for staff who lift or carry loads.

Delegates will gain an understanding of regulations as well as a practical knowledge of lifting and moving. They will be able to identify potential hazards and risks and determine the safest method of manual handling without injury.

The Manual Handling Awareness training course has both theory and practical instruction including:

• Health and Safety at work act 1974
• Manual handling regulations
• Management of Health and Safety at work regulations
• Manual handling accident statistics
• Manual handling risk assessments and how risk assessments apply to you
• Introduction to manual handling lifting and carrying safely
• The functions of the spine and muscular system
• The load
• The working environment
• Individual capabilities
• Correct handling techniques
• Practical exercises and tuition in how to avoid injury and strain