Lift items confidently without the risk of injury with our Safe Lifting Techniques course.
At a glance…
Training (with Assessment) Competence
The expected duration for the course is half a day.
Theory and Practical
Course Capacity is 12 Learners
Introduction
Overview in brief
By the end of our course you'll be able to:
- State the principles of safe lifting to minimise risk of injury
- Be aware of parts of your body that are at risk of injury due to poor handling techniques and understand common injuries and how they occur
- Better recognise the you handle of manual handling and how to help reduce them in your workplace.
The finer details
This is a half day course but in that time you'll learn the skills of manual handling with background theory and practice. You'll look at the types of injuries caused by incorrect handling and how to stay safe when performing tasks.
Course sessions:
- Introduction to manual handling
- Manual handling and the law
- The musculoskeletal system
- Mechanics of movement
- Types of manual handling injuries
- Risk assessment
- Control measures for reducing the risks of harm
- Principles of safer handling
- Manual handling equipment.
Whether you are an employee or self-employed and work in a controlled environment, our course is for you. It is especially important if you are carrying out repetitive tasks that involve manual handling.
By the end of our course you'll be able to:
- State the principles of safe lifting to minimise risk of injury
- Be aware of parts of your body that are at risk of injury due to poor handling techniques and understand common injuries and how they occur
- Better recognise the you handle of manual handling and how to help reduce them in your workplace.
