Manual Handling of People and Equipment

Course Objectives:

To provide and update staff with the latest legislation regarding manual handling. To promote a safer working environment within the organisation through key principles of good manual handling techniques.

The session will include:

• Manual handling legislation
• Facts and statistics
• Employer and employee responsibilities
• Causes of back and muscular skeletal pain
• Spinal awareness and basic body mechanics
• Risk assessment
• Practical handling techniques with the use of moving and handling aids and equipment, specific to the organisations requirements and needs
• Manual handling techniques in emergency situations
• How to prevent back injuries
• Review of the session