Manual Handling

Van Hee provides training in manual Handling, designed to compliment the CIEH Basic Health and Safety programme, and is aimed at those who carry out manual handling in the work place.
It introduces students to the hazards of manual handling, the risks and controls available and what to expect from a manual handling assessment.

Successful completion will prepare students to look carefully at their own work activities and contribute to the development of safer methods and tasks in co-operation with their managers and supervisors.

Manual Handling activities at work are a common cause of workplace accidents and longer term disorders such as back pain and reduced mobility.

Basic Health and Safety training often provides a good introduction to manual handling awareness.

Range
• The process of manual handling in the workplace.
• Manual handling injuries and the activities which cause them.
• Manual handling assessment and control options.
• Responsibilities imposed by the Manual Handling Operations
Regulations 1992.

Objectives
By the end of the session, the student will be able to:

1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘manual handling’ and give examples.

2. Explain how manual handling can cause injury and give examples.

3. State the principles for controlling manual handling risks and apply these in a practical context.

4. Demonstrate a general understanding of the value and purposes of conducting a manual handling assessment and what employees can expect of such assessments.

5. Demonstrate an understanding of the main provisions of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.