Manual Handling

Manual Handling

Manual Handling Training is a legal requirement of the Manual Handling Regulations. These provide the main source of health & safety regulation for lifting & carrying loads at work. It is these operations that are referred to as health and safety manual handling tasks. Employers have a duty to provide Manual Handling Training Courses to their staff

Manual Handling - Objects and People Course

This course is aimed at those employees who carry out manual handling activities at work and it introduces them to the hazards of manual handling, the risks involved and controls available.
This course is also for carers who are involved in the moving and handling of clients.

Course Content

• What is Manual Handling
• The Law
• The Anatomy of the spine
• Injuries
• Ergonomics
• Manual Handling Risk Assessment
• Full range of practical techniques and the use of patient hoists for the safer moving & handling of people

Certification

On successful completion of the course, delegates receive a certificate of attendance which may be used for Continued Professional Development (CPD)/NVQ