Manual Handling Moving and assisting people
(with handling equipment) (full day)
Who’s this course for?
Manual handling injuries are amongst the most common injuries to impact people in the workplace.
Some industries are of a higher risk but any task that involve, “Lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling
heavy loads or people, can put workers at risk of serious injury”
To help you and your people avoid these expensive, often long lasting and unnecessary injuries, we
provide manual handling training courses for the workplace. Our courses are designed to raise
awareness of safe manual handling principles and techniques to reduce risk.
Who should attend?
Anyone requiring Manual Handling certification
Course Availability
We can run this course at your venue
What our syllabus covers
Moving and assisting people (with handling equipment) (full day)
Hierarchy of measures
Anatomy of the spine Efficient moving principles
Causes and consequences of soft tissue and bone injury
Manual handling risk assessment
Safe lifting techniques
Box and bowler lifts
Assisting from the floor
Assisting to stand
Assisting bed/chair/wheelchair
Slide sheets
Slide boards
Transfer belts
Banana boards
Is there an exam?
Assessment is completed via observation during the course and a multi choice question paper
