Manual Handling Awareness

Manual Handling Awareness

Introduction More than a quarter of reported accidents at work are associated with the manual handling of loads. Manual handling regulations provide best working practices and provide clear lifting procedures that are vital to safe operations within every organisation.

Course Objectives By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Understand the principles of lifting
• Demonstrate safe lifting methods
• Analyse your own work activities and contribute to the development of safer methods and tasks, in co-operation with your manager or supervisor

Content Responsibilities of the employer and employees'
Areas of the body affected by poor techniques
Examples of injuries to the spine
All day back care principles [social activities]
Lifting equipment and their suitability
Practical lifting tasks by delegates