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Manual Handling Training
This course is essential for any business or individual who are involved in manual handling eg the movement or transportation of goods or materials. Current legislation states that all persons must be trained in the workplace as Manual Handling is one of the main causes for workplace injury resulting in pain for the employee and possible time off and loss of staff and increased financial burden on the company using replacement staff and training and retraining.

On successful completion of the course all delegates will be to look carefully at there own workplace activities and contribute to the development of safer methods and tasks, in cooperation with their managers and supervisors.

TOPIC AREAS COVERED
• The process of manual handling in the workplace
• Manual handling injuries and the activities which cause them
• Manual Handling assessments and control options
• Responsibilities imposed by the Manual Handling Operations Regulations

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
1
 By the end of the programme the delegate will be able to
2
 Explain what is ment by the term “manual handling” and give examples
3
 Explain how manual handling can cause injury and give examples
4
 State the principles for controlling manual handling risks and apply these in a practical context
5
 Demonstrate a general understanding of the value and purposes of conducting manual handling assessments and what employees can expect of such assessments
6
 Demonstrate an understanding of the main provisions of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations
This programme is designed to be delivered in 2-3 hours (class size dependant) and assessment is by means of short objective test of 20 questions.

On successful completion of the assessment delegates will receive a level 1 certificate issued by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

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