Knowing how to safely handle equipment etc will help protect employees and businesses from injury and down time.
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Who is this course designed for?
Anyone employee whose activities involve the carrying out of manual handling operations, as well as those that manage these employees.
Manual handling is a major cause of injury and time away from work in the UK.
Knowing how to safely handle equipment etc will help protect employees and businesses from injury and down time.
About the course
- Duration: Half Day
Format: Face-to-Face / Virtual
Refresher training: Recommended every 3 years
What is covered?
Kinetic handling – an understanding
Training within the context of risk assessment
Anatomy and structure of the spine
Risk factors and injury causation
Introduction to biomechanics
Principles of safe handling
Practical sessions
Key features:
To provide the delegates with the knowledge to understand manual handling risks and the principles of safe handling.
To enable the delegate to gain an understanding of how the body works and reacts in relation to manual handling and injury causation.
To gain sufficient knowledge to enable the delegate to put into practice those principles covered in the course.
To ensure that all delegates get the most they can from one of our courses we limit the sizes to 4-12 attendees.
Exclusive courses
If you would like a course exclusively run for your employees, at your business premises, we would be happy to arrange this for you.
Prices for a closed course are available on application. Contact our training team to find out more or to register your interest.