Unit 3,
Penketh Bus. Park, 
Liverpool Rd,
Sankey,
Warrington,
Cheshire,
WA5 2TJ
 

Manual Handling Training Course

City & Guilds Qualified Trainers

Half day course (2-3 Hours)

Carried out by qualified personnel the Manual Handling Training course is manual handling training coursedesigned to cover a number of Manual Handling topics and to enable the student on completion to recognise a manual handling problem, initiate a risk assessment and lift/carry in a safe manner.


The course will include the following areas:

  • The requirements of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.
  • The legal requirements to provide Manual Handling Training.
  • Principles of good movement.
  • The anatomy of the spine.
  • Practical exercises.
  • Principles of manual handling techniques which will include:

·  The task.

·  The load.

·  The working environment..

·  The individual capability.

·  Practical applications of lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying.

·  Risk Assessment and its practical application.


Maximum of 15 Candidates per Manual Handling training course and can run two courses per day with one manual handling instructor however more manual handling instructors are available should it be required.

                For more information regards safe lifting please see our booklet 
                                           Manual Handling Basics.

The course information is based on the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, amended 2002.  In addition, these regulations implement European Directive 90/269/EEC and also covered under the Health and Satety at Work Act 1974.

If your unsure as to what training you require please fill in the form - 

Contact Us or contact me on (01925)450952 (office) or 07862230077 (mobile) or email us at mike@mikehammetttraining.co.uk and I will be more than happy to assist or come and assess your current records free of charge to ensure legal compliance.

 
Unit 3 Penketh Business Park, Liverpool Road, Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 2TJ
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