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Somerset Occupational Health
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Manual Handling |
Course Contents
- Law
- Responsibilities for employee and employer
- Assessment of the load
- Identifying individual capabilities and competency
- What the task involves and how to reduce the risk of injury
- How the environment can become hazardous and affect your manual handling operation
- Correct lifting techniques
- Practical demonstration and practice
Aims and objectives
- To understand the safety of workers when carrying out manual handling tasks
- To state the main aims of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and associated regulations
- To understand the need for accident prevention and control
- Basic facts and body mechanics
- Methods of lifting
Assessment
Each candidate will be asked to demonstrate the correct lifting technique. Upon successfully completing the task a certificate will be issued.
Course Duration: ½ day
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