Principles of Manual Handling

Half day course (face to face), 2 sessions (virtual)

Gives learners a good understanding of why manual handling is so important

Gives learners the knowledge of safe manual handling principles

Our full day course, Safe Moving and Handling, will also give learners sound practice in manual handling

Common manual handling injuries

Manual handling laws

Responsibilities of employers and employees

Manual handling risk assessments

Safe movement principles associated with manual handling, including the body’s:

Recognising a range of mental health conditions:Musculoskeletal systemCentre of gravityLever system

Manual handling equipment:Types of manual handling aids and equipmentMaintenance and requirements for testing

Theory of safe manual handling principles, including:

Preparing for a lift

Solo lifting, carrying and lowering an object

Team manual handling

498,000 people people suffered from musculoskeletal disorders due to work related activities in 2018/2019

Of those, 138,000 were from people who had not suffered this before

6.9 million working days, or 26,436 working years, were lost due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders that year

On average, each of those people had to take 16 days off work, with many never fully recovering from those injuries

This course is there to help people avoid getting injured in the first place, saving both human suffering and cost to the employer and employee both