Manual Handling Assessors (Half Day)

Fee: £57.00 per delegate + VAT

Course Duration: 4 hours

Required Equipment: None

Certification: Courtley (Health & Safety) Ltd certificate of attendance

Overview

This course is designed for managers and supevisors who need to plan and define safe systems of work for others to follow.

Course Content

• Legal Requirements
• The costs due to manual handling injuries
• National injury statistics
• Designing the load
• Individuals and their capabilities
• Defining the task and system of work
• The influence of the environment on handling operations
• Assessing handling operations
• Effectively communicationg the safe system of work
• Recording the assessment

Legal Compliance

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

Competence

Completion of this course will enable participants to assess manual handling operations and apply suitable and effective control measures to reduce the risk of injury.