Virtual - Manual Handling Awareness
The Manual Handling Awareness qualification is tailored for individuals who engage in manual handling activities in their daily work. It fulfills the legal obligations of employers to deliver sufficient training in manual handling to their staff.
Description
The course equips learners with an extensive array of manual handling competencies and insights for workplace application, encompassing: safe lifting techniques, manual handling risk assessment principles, various lifting equipment types, and their testing protocols.
- Relevant Health and safety information
- Spinal anatomy, relevant structure and function
- Causes of back pain
- Risk assessment
- Base positions and movements leading to more complex moves including moving and lifting objects
Who should attend
Operatives, Supervisors, and Managers involved in the active management or participation in moving/handling tools, equipment, or other objects should attend a Manual Handling Course. This course is advantageous for individuals working in any setting.
Additional Information
A Pentagon Training UK In-house training provider certificate will be issued on successful completion of this course.
Prerequisites
This course has no prerequisites.