Summary
This practical course gives learners a deep understanding of the risks associated with manual handling operations. Participants will learn how to conduct manual handling risk assessments effectively and how to implement appropriate control measures for a safer, more ergonomic work environment.
Who is this for?
All levels of employees who may undertake manual handling operations, defined as: the transporting of a load of items by lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof by hand or by bodily force.
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require employers to ensure that all employees are trained and competent in manual handling. Manual handling accidents account for more than a third of all accidents reported each year to the enforcing authorities. It is estimated that in excess of 500,000 people in Great Britain suffer from a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck that was caused, or made worse, by their current or past work.
