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Manual Handling Instructor & Assessor

This highly participative and interactive five day course is designed for those wishing to become Manual Handling Instructors and Assessors. This course satisfies legal requirements for organisations requiring their own in-house manual handling instructor.

Why take this course?

  • Assess the relative safety or danger of manual handling risks
  • Recommend preventive measures that can reduce the risk of injury
  • Lift and handle loads safely
  • Identify ergonomic risks and recommend control measures
  • Instruct others on the theory and techniques of safe manual handling

What will I learn about?

  • The legal aspects of manual handling
  • Manual Handling Operations Regulations (NI) 1992
  • Anatomy
  • Instructional skills
  • The Sypol approach to manual handling
  • Manual handling accidents
  • How to do a manual handling risk assessment
     

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