Manual Handling Training Course

We are all exposed to some form of manual handling at work. This can include lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling actions. Personal injuries can result from improper manual handling. With over one million working days lost every year due to incorrect manual handling, it is vital to train your staff in correct manual handling techniques.

We also offer both accredited, full day manual handling courses and also bespoke courses that can be tailored to the needs of your business. Please contact us with your requirements.

Manual Handling - What are the potential risks.

• One in three workplace accidents are caused by manual handling.

• Every year around 300,000 people in the UK suffer from back pain due to manual handling accidents in the workplace. Back injuries can range from temporary incapacity to permanent injury and include musculoskeletal injuries strains and sprains, hernias and foot injuries.

The law says that employers should avoid hazardous manual handling as far as reasonably practicable; assess the risk of injury from and hazardous manual handling as far as reasonably practicable; reduce the risk of injury from hazardous manual handling to as low as reasonably practicable.

Manual Handling courses - What we cover.

We offer a number of manual handling training courses. These range from a bespoke short course to an accredited full day course.

Bespoke Manual Handling Training.

A short bespoke manual handling course can be tailored to meet the needs of your business. This course can be delivered in your premisses or online and lasts between 2 and 3 hours. All delegates complete a short written assessment at the end of the course.

Accredited Manual Handling Training.

This is an accredited course run through First Aid Awards and registered with Ofqual.

Duration

This is a 6 hour classroom based course.

Syllabus

A range of subjects are covered that will equip the delegates to:

• Understand the reasons for safe manual handling.
• Understand how manual handling risk assessments contribute to improving health and safety.
  
• Understand the principles, types of equipment and testing requirements associated with manual handling safety.
• Be able to apply safe manual handling principles.

Certification

Practical assessment is on-going by the instructor, culminating with a written assessment.

This qualification does not expire, but refresher training and keeping up to date with changes to policies and procedures is vital to keep the qualification current.

How many delegates can we train?

A maximum of 12 students are allowed and must be a minimum of 16 years of age and a certificate can be offered to all, subject to a successful assessment.