Manual Handling and Lifting Operations
Short course
In Huddersfield
Description
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Type
Short course
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Location
Huddersfield
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Duration
1 Day
Suitable for: Managers. Supervisors. Safety professionals. Safety representatives. Site forepersons. Anyone whose job involves working at height.
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About this course
No particular knowledge is required for this course, although a basic awareness of health and safety issues will help you make the most of the day.
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Course programme
This course will help you understand:
- the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act in relation to your workplace
- your legal responsibilities and duties regarding work place safety
- your responsibilities as laid out in the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
- the importance of risk assessment and how to apply it.
Course content
1. Health and safety awareness
- Overview
- Health, safety and welfare at work
- Health and safety law
- Risk assessment
- Accident prevention
- Work equipment
- Electricity
2. Manual handling and lifting
- The physical risks of manual handling operations
- The law and manual handling at work
- Practical risk assessment
- Risk reduction strategy: a hierarchical approach
- Safe handling techniques
Maximum number of delegates: 12
Manual Handling and Lifting Operations