Manual Handling

To comply with current Health & Safety legislation, workers engaged in manual handling must be given training in safe manual handling techniques. The training and knowledge provided will enable the learner to risk asses and safely carry out manual handling tasks.

This will reduce the risk of injuries particularly to the back. Back injuries caused by incorrect manual handling techniques are one of the most frequent causes of workers compensation claims. Provision of manual handling training is part of an employer’s legal requirements. Our instructors are experienced trainers and are fully compliant with the latest Fetac Level 6 Instructor requirements.

On compeltion of this course participants will be able to correctly assess a load, plan its movement, implement the movement and continually evaluate the movement.

Course Includes

• Dangers of careless and unskilled methods
• Principles of levers and laws of motion
• Anatomy of the spine and muscular system
• How the body is harmed through incorrect handling techniques
• How to handle loads safely
• Lifting to and from ground level  / Lifting to and from a height
• Pushing / Pulling  / Lifting (bags, sacks, barrels, where appropriate)
• HSA Training DVD
• Competence testing

Who should attend?

All staff engaged in “manual handling of loads” meaning any transporting or supporting of a load by one or more employees and includes lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving a load which involves risk , particularly of back injury, to employees. Ideally this is part of induction training.

Assessment/Certification

Our experienced instructors provide a completed manual handling assessment form for each participant. This is based on an assessment of the participant’s practical lifting techniques and a short multiple choice question paper.

Duration: Half Day
Number of Learners:12
Certification: Company Certification
Relevant to: All staff engaged in manual handling tasks.