Manual Handling Train the Trainer

This course is designed for persons who have to train and/or assess those who are involved in manual handling in the workplace. In-company trainers and supervisors who are responsible for the welfare of staff who undertake manual handling operations as part of their work would find this course particularly useful and beneficial.

Topics

• Legal requirements/duties of employer and employee

• The harm that poor manual handling causes

• Safe lifting and handling techniques

• Relevant personal protective equipment requirements

• The issues of team lifts

• Preparing/undertaking manual handling assessments

• Labelling of loads

• Control of manual handling risks

• The principles of training

• Preparing the training course and venue

• Instructional techniques

• Assessing the attendees’ understanding of the course

Course Benefits

To enable delegates to develop sufficient training skills to create and deliver a basic manual handling training course centered around their working environment; to reduce the risk of injury to employees by having a competent trainer on-site to provide on going training as and when it is required.

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.