Description
Course content
- The importance of safe manual handling
- How to carry out manual handling tasks with the correct posture
- How to use equipment to reduce or avoid manual handling risks
- How to assess risk factors of manual handling tasks
Who would benefit
Over a third of workplace injuries occur due to manual handling, be they spine problems or repetitive strain injuries. Explore the proper techniques for lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, holding and carrying objects and their benefits in this module.
This course sets out the key facts about manual handling in a straightforward and clear manner..
Certification and assessment
Subject to the satisfactory completion of the assessment accompanying this course, learners are given access to an electronic RoSPA Approved certificate (in PDF format), which they are able to print and display.
