Manual Handling Awareness Training

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In Antrim

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Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    Antrim (Northern Ireland)

  • Duration

    1 Day

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Manual handling is where you use your own body to lift, move or support a load, and if it is carried out incorrectly or repetitively then you can be exposed to injury.

This Safe Manual Handling Awareness Course is intended as an introduction to moving and handling activities for those starting work, returning to work or who need specific training in manual handling, as well as being a suitable qualification for refresher training.

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Location

Start date

Antrim (County Antrim)
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Start date

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About this course

People gaining this qualification will understand that moving and handling must be carried out correctly and will recognise its importance in ensuring a safer working environment.

This course is CITB approved for grant aid to levy payers and each trainee will receive a certificate of attendance on completion.

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Subjects

  • Manual Handling
  • Anatomy
  • Safety
  • Health and Safety
  • Environment
  • Injuries
  • Spine
  • Responsibilities
  • Assessing Risk
  • Lifting and moving
  • Lifting strategy
  • Session

Course programme

COURSE CONTENT
  • The Health and Safety at Work (NI) Order and Regulations
  • Accident rates and injury types
  • The personal effect of injuries
  • The responsibilities of the employee and the responsibilities of the employer
  • Anatomy of the spine
  • Assessing Risk
  • The basic principles of manual handling in a day-to-day working environment
  • Accessories and aids to lifting and moving
  • Practical session: good lifting posture and lifting strategy
ASSESSMENT

Assessment is through individual and group exercises and an end-of-course multiple-choice test.

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