Mainport Training

Industrial Training Throughout the UK and sub-Saharan Africa

Cardiff | Kenya | Tanzania | Mozambique

Manual Handling

Core Course, NEBOSH / H&S

The course is aimed at anyone who performs manual handling activities outside of the environment in the course of their day to day work. Participants will be able to performs manual handling activities to an In House standard

Back problems account for one-third of all workers’ absence in the UK. Training your staff to handle objects and people safely can reduce the risk of injury for your employees, and keep your company’s costs down in the long run.

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations place a duty on every employer to reduce the potential injury from manual handling operations.

  • Basic Training 1 Day/Refresher Training 0.50 Day
  • Overview of Manual Handling Regulations
  • Anatomy basics
  • Identification of Spine Components
  • Identification of Manual Handling Injuries
  • Effects of Manual Handling Injuries
  • Good lifting practices
  • Risk Assessment of Manual Handling Activities
  • Controlling Manual Handling Risks
  • Manual Handling Activities: The Task
  • Holding loads away from the trunk
  • Bending, twisting, stooping or reaching upwards
  • Large vertical movements, Lifting from the floor
  • Lowering items from above shoulder height
  • Carrying loads over long distances
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Unpredictable movement of loads
  • Manual Handling Activities: The Individual
  • Age, body weight and physical fitness
  • Personal limitation
  • Previous histories of back pain or heart disease
  • Other problems associated with manual handling
  • Manual Handling Activities: The Load
  • Secure handhold
  • Heavy, Bulky/unwieldy, Difficult to grasp
  • Unstable/unpredictable
  • Intrinsically harmful (e.g. sharp or hot)
  • Unpredictable, Obscuring vision
  • Manual Handling Activities: The Environment
  • Adequate space to enable the activity to be conducted safety
  • Transportation route be free from obstruction
  • Lighting, heating and weather condition
  • Floors/ working surfaces in a safe condition
  • Adverse weather conditions
  • Manual Handling Activities: Other factors
  • Use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Constant interruptions from other workers
  • Team lifting and handling awkward loads
  • Awkward lifts and environments
  • Theory Assessment
  • Practical Assessment

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