Manual Handling

Course details

Course Description
 
Employers are required to take appropriate steps to reduce the risk of injury to employees – this includes suitable training. The Manual Handling & Storage and Principles and Practice combines both the theoretical and hands-on elements of the subject and teaches learners techniques to lift, carry, push and pull objects safely within their individual capabilities.
this qualification  benefit anyone who has to carry out any manual handling activities at work by introducing them to the hazards of manual handling, the risks involved and the controls that are available to help prevent injury.
 
The course in addition will teach learners techniques to lift, carry, push and pull objects safely within their individual capabilities with the aim of reducing the number of work-related injuries associated with manual handling.
Course Objectives
Manual handling injuries occur in almost every work place, for example, in industrial or commercial environment, in office buildings, on farms and in hospitals Manual handling is any activity involving the use of muscular force (or effort) to lift, move, push, pull, carry, hold or restrain any object, including a person or animal. It covers more than lifting heavy weights and affects more than the back participants will learn in this training.
  Updated on 17 July, 2019