Manual Handling

Manual Handling - Training Course

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), including manual handling injuries, are the most common type of occupational ill-health in the UK, specifically back pains, which leads to over 8 million working days lost per year.

Manual handling injuries affect employees of all ages, and from all industries and their prevention is a priority.

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, as amended in 2002, applies to a wide range of manual handling activities, including lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying, moving, or intentionally dropping or throwing a load

The load may be either inanimate - such as a box or a trolley, or animate - a person or an animal.

The Regulations require employers to:

1. avoid the need for hazardous manual handling, so far as is reasonably practicable,
2. assess the risk of injury from any hazardous manual handling that can’t be avoided,
3. reduce the risk of injury from hazardous manual handling, so far as is reasonably practicable.

About this Manual Handling Course

Every member of staff legally requires training, instruction, supervision to enable them to perform their job safely, and this includes provision for manual handling.

This course helps employers ensure that their employees are sufficiently trained and have knowledge of the principles and practices of safe manual handling.

This course looks at the risks associated with manual handling, how to perform a simple risk assessment before we attempt to lift, and how to ensure appropriate control measures are put in place.

Manual Handling Course Learning Outcomes

To understand the importance of good manual handling techniques and then be able to use them to promote safety in the workplace.

Manual Handling Course Contents

This training course is broken down into 4 sections

1.What is manual handling

Here we learn about the term ‘manual handling’ and gain an understanding of where it applies. Many people think it’s only about lifting heavy items, but this section indicates that it also covers pushing, pulling, lowering, and carrying.

2.Common injuries

Typical types of injuries are covered here – the obvious back injuries, but also hands, lower limbs, fingers, and thumbs. We look at the statistics, just to show how big a problem it is nationwide.

3.The structure and function of the spine

How the spine is built up, intervertebral discs, the more vulnerable areas of the back. We look at the mechanics of the spine, balance points, and lever effects when holding loads away from the body.

4.Good handling techniques

Here we look at good lifting and handling techniques and also show some bad examples. A practical exercise is included, and we try, where possible, to tailor this to the type of work/loads/lifts that the delegates commonly encounter in their line of work.

There are no pre-requisites