Manual Handling

This course is suitable for all employees who are required to engage in manual handling or responsible for moving heavy loads.

Our manual handling awareness course helps you to meet your legal obligations as an employer.

This half-day classroom course covers the following topics: 

• Definition of manual handling
• The manual handling problem
• Manual handling law
• Avoiding manual handling
• Reducing risks from manual handling
• Manual handling risk factors, including TILE (task, individual, load and environment)
• Structure, function and anatomy of the spine
• Common manual handling injuries
• Advice for sufferers of back pain
• Safe lifting technique
• Safe pushing and pulling technique

Learning outcomes of the manual handling course:

• How to lift safely
• Use correct lifting techniques and correct bad postural habits
• Understand the consequences of unsafe manual handling
• Understand how to carry out risk assessment to reduce risk
• Be compliant with the relevant legislation

Mandatory entry requirements

Good understanding of spoken and written English. Please contact us if you have any concerns in this area.

Assessment:

• Multiple-choice test.

Classroom learning

Focused study away from the workplace

Face-to-face support with experienced tutors

Interact with fellow professionals