Manual Handling Awareness - CPD Accredited

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Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    12 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course will provide you with the required training to understand the risks associated with manual handling, conduct risk assessments and implement comprehensive control and safety measures.

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Location

Start date

Online

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

There are several regulations in place to safeguard staff working in the hospitality sector when carrying out tasks which involve lifting and moving heavy items. It is important that you are adequately trained in manual handling procedures and you are fully aware of ‘The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992’.

A number of accidents occur in the workplace each year as a direct result of poor manual handling practices or insufficient training. Our Manual Handling training course will provide you with the required training to understand the risk commonly associated with manual handling, how to conduct a risk assessment and how to implement comprehensive control and safety measures.

This course is suitable for all employees, from junior staff to supervisors. Anyone who is required to carry out manual handling tasks such as the transportation of items or heavy lifting will benefit from our training.

There are no entry requirements for this course.

Manual Handling Awareness - CPD Accredited

Once information is requested further information relating to the course will be forwarded by email. An opportunity to chat to one of our course tutors will be available.

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Subjects

  • Manual Handling
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk
  • Moving and Handling
  • Compliance
  • Risk Management
  • Accredited
  • IT risk
  • Regulations
  • Health and Safety
  • Workplace health and safety
  • Lifting

Course programme

The manual handling course will cover the following units:
  • Legislation – This unit will explore the term ‘manual handling’ and look specifically at why injuries happen, the advantages of risk management, legislation and health and safety duties.
  • Risk Identification – Identifying the types of injury caused by manual handling can be important to reducing the risk. The unit will also cover high risk occupations, movement and looking after the musculoskeletal system.
  • Assessing Risk – This unit will help you to understand what a risk assessment is, how you can identify risks in the workplace, record findings and keep up to date records of risk.
  • Risk Reduction – One of the best ways to control risk is to reduce and where possible eliminate it all together. This unit will help you to prepare a set of control measures and identify how manual handling tasks can be avoided.
  • Correct Techniques – Knowing how to complete manual handling tasks correctly can reduce and remove the risk of injury or accident. This unit will equip you with the expertise in carrying, pushing, pulling and lifting from low levels.

Additional information

The course is presented as a slide show and the content is broken down into simple sections.  At the end of each part there are some multiple-choice questions that allow you to test your knowledge before moving on to a new section. Upon completing the course you will need to take the Quiz, which consists of 30 multiple-choice questions. You will need to get a minimum of 21 questions right to pass the course and receive your certificate, which you will be able to download. The course takes approximately 2 hours to complete, although there is no time limit and you can do it in your own time and in stages.immediately in pdf format. After passing the course you can immediately download your pdf certificate, which is fully accredited by the CPD. The certificate will allow you to work with food anywhere in the EU.Should you fail the quiz you can redo the course as many times as necessary.

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