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Manual Handling

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Course Title

Manual Handling

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Duration

4 hours

No. of participants

Max. 12

Who should attend

All personnel required to carry out manual handling as part of their daily work.

Course Details

This course is both theoretical and practical in content.

Theory includes

  • Relevent legislation
  • Ergonomics
  • Risk assessment and solutions
  • Anatomy and mechanisms of injury
  • Fitness for task
  • The 11 principles of lifting
  • Information on clothing and appropriate footwear
  • Maintenance of the workplace
  • Co-operation of trained employees.

Course tutors are highly experienced and will ensure class participation so that individual handling issues will be addressed.

Certification

Usafety Certification

 

Further information

 

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