Load Handling Certificate

Load Handling Training Course

Course Contents

Session 1

Relevant Legislation, including Manual Handling Operations Regulations, 1922

Informal Lecture with flipchart. Delegate handout.

At the end of this session delegates should:
- Apreciate how the Manual Handling Operations Regulations, 1992 affect them as employees
- understand the role of the employer with regard to these regulations
- be able to apply this knowledge to their work
- be familiar with the implications of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- be familiar with the implications of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992

Session 2

Causes of injury- anatomy of the spine

Informal lecture with flipchart. Group discussion. Visual aids. Delegate handout.

At the end of this session delegates should:
- apply their understanding of the workings of the spine to the ways in which they conduct Manual Handling tasks.
- be better able to avoid and teach others to avoid back injuries caused by poor posture and inefficient movement.
- apply their understanding of the workings of the spine to the ways in which they conduct Manual Handling tasks
- be better able to avoid and teach others to avoid back injuries caused by poor posture and inefficient movement.

Session 3

The biomechanics of good handling techniques (45 minutes)

Informal lecture. Group discussion. Simulation. Delegate handouts.

At the end of this session delegates should:
- Appreciate the principles of biomechanics
- apply the principles of biomechanics to the efficient movement of loads

Session 4

Practical work using recommended techniques (1hr 40 mins)

Informal lecture. Demonstration. Group participation. Tutor feedback. Group discussion.

Demonstration in the workplace of stages involved in the ´base lift technique´.
Delegates to practise ´lift´ with trainer´s guidance. Pushing and pulling. Team lifts.

At the end of the session delegates should:
- Be able to move and handle loads using only safe handling techniques
- Appreciate how the use of such techniquees can be of benefit to delegates and their staff in the reduction of Manual Handling injuries.

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