Manual Handling
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To Increase awareness of safe manual handling of loads and to reduce the risk of occupational injury while carrying out manual handling tasks in the workplace.
To identify the skills and techniques involved in safe lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving a load. To gain practice and feedback on these skills and techniques.
Due to the wide variety of manual handling tasks, it is difficult to set down a specific training course which in content or duration would be appropriate for all situations.
Any person who is involved in manual handling in the workplace and wants to learn how to conduct a personal risk assessment and move and handle loads safely.
COURSE DETAILS
Course Duration: 4 Hours
Certificate: DISS
Certificate Validity: Maximum one year
Theoretical and Practical Training and Evaluation
Training Aids Used:
• Multimedia projector for power point
presentations
• Whiteboard and marker pens
Class/Instructor Ratio (for
Practical Training):
• Maximum of 12 students per instructor
• Alternatively the course duration to be
proportionally lengthened
COURSE OUTLINE
• Introduction, Injury profile
• Workplace Hazards, Risks of Injury,
Exposure Controls
• Anatomy of Spine, Structure and Functions
• Body Mechanics, Normal Movement, Dangerous
Movement
• Safe Manual Handling, Eight Principles of
Safe Lifting, Theory, Practice
• Injury Prevention, Exercise, Diet, Rest,
Sleep. Sensitive risk groups
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