Course Details
This CIEH Foundation certificate in manual handling course outlines the duties which are placed on employers and self employed persons in all industries and services to identify and avoid, if possible, the need for certain manual handling work activity.. This reduces the risk of manual handling injury and you will be able organise work stations to make handling tasks easier and provide information to persons undertaking manual handling.
Any work involving LIFTING – PUTTING DOWN – PUSHING – PULLING – CARRYING – MOVING is affected by Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.
Injuries from manual handling have long been recognised as a major source of occupational injury and ill health, making it one of the most common causes of injuries at work.
Benefits to you
Delegates at the end of the course will:
Know the importance and principle of safe handling and lifting
Be able to outline employer responsibilities and compliance
Know how risk assessment contributes to occupational health and safety
Identify equipment and maintenance needed
Be able to apply safe manual handling
Course Contents
Introduction to manual handling
Principles of safe handling and lifting
Employer responsibilities and compliance
Risk assessments and risk control
Equipment and maintenance
Applying safe manual handling
Knowledge check
Who should attend?
Members of staff who require manual handling training