Manual Handling Awareness
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Duration
3 hours
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This course is appropriate for anyone who is required to undertake basic manual handling activities as part of their job role. The course will provide the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to help safeguard them from the associated risks.
This course aims to provide learners with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to safeguard themselves from the risks of associated with basic manual handling operations in the workplace.
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Define Manual Handling
- Identify Manual Handling Legislation
- Identify Employer & Employee duties
- List components of the musculoskeletal system
- Identify how these components can be injured as a result of manual handling operations
- Identify the characteristics of neutral and positive posture
- List backpain risk factors and prevention measures
- Identify manual handling risk avoidance, assessment and reduction methods
- Identify and demonstrate safer manual handling techniques
- Relevant Legislation – Employer & Employee Responsibilities
- Biomechanics of the Spine/Causes of Back Pain
- Risk Assessment – An ergonomic Approach
- Principles of Safer Handling
The learner’s ability to meet the learning outcomes is assessed via both a multi-choice and a practical assessment exercise.
Upon successfully completing this course, delegates are given a certificate that is valid for three years.
Duration
Approx. 2-2.5 hours
Course Access
30 days
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This course is based on the recommendations of the National Occupational Standards (NOS) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) concerning safe manual handling techniques. Techniques that employees in any sector/industry can practise to ensure their safety, health and wellbeing while at work.
This course aims to provide learners with the theoretical knowledge needed to safeguard themselves from the risk associated with basic manual handling operations in the workplace.
On successful completion of the course, you should be able to:
- Understand the importance of manual handling.
- Understand the importance of manual handling risk assessments.
- Carry out a manual handling risk assessment.
- Understand the principles associated with good manual handling.
- Apply good manual handling principles to your working environment.
- Describe the principles that underpin good safety and health performance.
Module 1: Introduction to Manual Handling
- Element 1: Types and Causes of Injury
- Element 2: Manual Handling Legislation
Module 2: The Musculoskeletal System
- Element 1: The Musculoskeletal System
Module 3: Risk Assessment
- Element 1: An Introduction to Risk Assessment
- Element 2: ‘TILE’ and Risk Control
Module 4: The Mechanics of Movement
- Element 1: Posture
- Element 2: The Lever Effect
- Element 3: Body Positioning
Module 5: Principles of Safer Handling
- Element 1: Lifting and Lowering
- Element 2: Pushing and Pulling
- Element 3: Team Lifting
- Element 4: Equipment
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