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Health & Safety Training Course

Manual Handling

Description Manual handling remains one of the main causes of occupational injuries within the UK and is associated with more over-three-day injuries reported to the HSE (36%) than any other occupational task (2001-2002).

Don’t let you or your employees become another accident statistic. Put training in place to prevent it. It will pay in the long run
Duration 1/2 Day
Group Sizes 6 Persons Plus
Content The law relating to Manual Handling, associated roles and responsibilities and relevant health and safety information
Spinal anatomy, relevant structure and function
  • Principles of Movement
  • Rules for Lifting
  • Safe Lifting Techniques
  • Risk Assessment
  • Recording and Reporting.
Assessment No formal assessment is conducted a the conclusion of the course, although the trainer will continually monitor the progress of each course attendee and an attendance certificate will be issued to all successful candidates
Pricing Course Pricing
Availability Available Dates
Additional Information
  • An estimated 5.7 million working days were lost in 2001/02 through lower back disorders with, on average, each person taking 19 days off work per injury.( Source HSE Web site
  • Prevention and control of work related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) is currently one of the HSE's major priorities
Approved by the HSE
First Aid Centre No 63/03
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