QA LEVEL 2 AWARD IN PRINCIPLES OF MANUAL HANDLING (RQF)
* Half day course (face to face), 2 sessions (virtual)
* Gives learners a good understanding of why manual handling is so important
* Gives learners the knowledge of safe manual handling principles
* Our full day course, Safe Moving and Handling
[https://pochat-training.cademy.co.uk/safe-moving-and-handling], will also
give learners sound practice in manual handling
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Course Contents:
* Common manual handling injuries
* Manual handling laws
* Responsibilities of employers and employees
* Manual handling risk assessments
* Safe movement principles associated with manual handling, including the
body’s:
* Recognising a range of mental health conditions:
* Musculoskeletal system
* Centre of gravity
* Lever system
* Manual handling equipment:
* Types of manual handling aids and equipment
* Maintenance and requirements for testing
* Theory of safe manual handling principles, including:
* Preparing for a lift
* Solo lifting, carrying and lowering an object
* Team manual handling
BENEFITS OF THIS COURSE:
* 498,000 people people suffered from musculoskeletal disorders due to work
related activities in 2018/2019
* Of those, 138,000 were from people who had not suffered this before
* 6.9 million working days, or 26,436 working years, were lost due to
work-related musculoskeletal disorders that year
* On average, each of those people had to take 16 days off work, with many
never fully recovering from those injuries
* This course is there to help people avoid getting injured in the first place,
saving both human suffering and cost to the employer and employee both
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ACCREDITED, OFQUAL REGULATED QUALIFICATION
Our Principles of Manual Handling Course is a nationally recognised, Ofqual
regulated qualification accredited by Qualsafe Awards
[https://qualsafeawards.org/].
This means that you can be rest assured that your Principles of Manual Handling
Course fulfills the legal requirements and is a very good way to make sure you
and your employees are trained in the principles of Manual Handling.
The Ofqual Register number for this course is 603/2720/0
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