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Manual Handling
Who Should Participate:
Staff members who manually handle loads,where there is a potential risk to them.
Programme benefits:
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
- Know of both their own and the company’s responsibilities under legislation
- Become aware of potential hazards and actions putting them at risk
- Understand and develop safe working practices
- Undertake risk assessment
The Programme will cover:
- Current legislation related to manual handling including risk assessment
- Kinetic methods of lifting
- Lifting from shelves, pallets, ground, vehicles and tables
- Actions which put you most at risk
- Estimation of weights to be lifted
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Manual movement of heavy loads
- Practical exercises
- Types of injuries
Course details
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Course dates
17 September 2013 to 17 September 2013
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