Manual Handling in the Workplace

Course Details

This course will provide participants with the knowledge to conduct all manual handling activities in a manner that will prevent injury. This course will inform participants on the consequences of lifting incorrectly and on safe manual handling techniques.

Participants who have completed this course will have a good understanding of

• Assessing and lifting of a load within their physical capabilities
• Legal requirements involved
• Basic Anatomy and the spine
• The need for fitness for the task
• How to utilize measures to avoid or reduce manual handling organizational solutions, such as small loads or sharing manual handling and use mechanical devices

Course Content

• Manual handling definition & legislation
• Risk assessment, dangers of careless & unskilled methods of manual handling
• Principles of levers and laws of motion
• Structure of the back and muscular system
• Practical manual handling
• Lifting to and from ground level
• Lifting to and from a height
• Pushing and pulling
• Course Assessment

Who should attend?

All employees and management

Assessment/Certification

Phoenix Safety Training Services Certification on successful completion of course assessment

Course Materials

All participants will receive course hand-out

Certification Valid For

3 Years

Duration

4 Hours

Maximum Participants

12

To comply with current health and safety legislation all employees and management engaged in manual handling must be given training in safe manual handling techniques. By training employees and management in safe manual handling techniques you can avoid costly compensation claims. Back injuries caused by incorrect manual handling techniques are one of the most frequent causes of workers compensation claims.