The Manual Handling Awareness qualification is designed for people who perform manual handling tasks as part of their daily job role, and meets the legal requirements placed on employers to provide adequate manual handling training to their employees.
The course provides learners with a wide range of manual handling skills and knowledge to be able to use within the workplace, including: principles of safe lifting, principles of manual handling risk assessments, types of lifting equipment, and testing requirements.
This course can be completed at our training centre or we can deliver it onsite.
Course Content
- Relevant Health and safety information
- Spinal anatomy, relevant structure and function
- Causes of back pain
- Risk assessment
- Base positions and movements leading to more complex moves including moving and lifting objects.
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The dates for this course will be matched to your individual requirements, please contact us to arrange dates.
Need help choosing the right course? Call us on: 01782 461 506
