Duration: 1/2 day
Suitable for:
Anyone who needs to understand safe lifting and the issues of manual handling in the workplace. Also those who carry out manual handling tasks as a regular part of their daily work.
Not suitable for specialist lifting instruction.
Overview:
- Understand the problems associated with manual handling
- Ensure you have a working knowledge of the law and manual handling
- Enable you to apply basic principles of safe lifting to your work activities
A short programme to introduce people to the concepts of manual handling. Covers manual handling and lifting, types of injuries which can occur, risk assessments and WILT and safe kinetic lifting techniques. Includes guides from the HSE.
