Manual Handling Training

Please email us for a bespoke, onsite course for 8 to 12 people at a reduced rate.

The WorkSafe Manual Handling Awareness course is designed to comply with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) Guidelines for Manual Handling at Work. Further information on employer responsibilities in regards to manual handling are available in the HSE booklet ‘Manual Handling at Work: A Brief Guide’. Course length 3hrs.

The WorkSafe syllabus includes recommendations taken from the Manual Handling Operations 1992, amended in 2002. These regulations specify both employer and employee’s responsibilities in managing unavoidable manual handling tasks and the course includes:

  • Manual handling and the law
  • The musculoskeletal system
  • Types of injury
  • Reducing the risks
  • Control measures
  • Manual handling equipment
  • Risk assessment scenario

By choosing a Worksafe Training programme through Outfit Moray you will receive:

  • access to digital first aid student resources for use during in the classroom and for post course reference.
  • professional training delivered by quality assured instructors in a maximum class size of 12 per instructor.
  • active learning strategies with opportunity for practice in small, relaxed groups monitored by the instructor.
  • fully interactive presentation materials that use a graphical approach to learning.
  • access to Worksafe’s free app.

Successful candidates will receive:

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