Course Content
Through this course participants will learn;
Manual handling hazards, risks and controls
How manual handling operations can cause injury and harm
The scope of legal requirements and where guidance can be found
The process for assessing manual handling risks
The value of risk assessment and how it applies to safe manual handling practice
Lifting loads from low levels, working at low levels
Lowering from height
Pushing loads, pulling loads
Carrying, team handling
Course Aims
To provide the underlying knowledge required to minimise risks associated with manual handling whilst practical exercises provide the opportunity to apply the principles of safer handling.