Why undertake Manual Handling Training? Manual handling is one of the biggest causes of workplace accidents. More than a third of all over-three-day injuries reported each year to the Health and Safety Executive and local authorities are caused by manual handling - the transporting or supporting of loads by hand or by bodily force. It has a major impact on all workplaces, and costs the economy hundreds of millions of pounds every year. An estimated 12.3 million working days were lost in Great Britain due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders. On average each sufferer took about 20 days off in a 12-month period. There are risks in handling even light loads if a repetitive task is being carried out in poor conditions. Poor ergonomics and workplace layout are a factor in many hazardous manual handling tasks. Understanding how to lift correctly could help your employees avoid serious injury

This training course is carried out to ITSSAR standards and will provide your employees with guidance on the correct lifting procedure and some handy hints for manual handling. The course includes practical and theoretical training. Duration of the training is 3-4 hours with a maximum of 10 trainees per course. Two courses could be run in a day. To obtain a quote for your training requirements please contact us.