Manual Handling
There’s more to manual handling than lifting heavy items correctly. Manual handling involves a range of body movements we use for everyday activities at work. Effective manual handling helps prevent overexertion injuries in the workplace.
This course aims to raise awareness about safe manual handling by covering the risks associated with lifting and other everyday tasks. It covers manual handling risk management, tips, and strategies for back safety and injury prevention that can help with ergonomic issues through physically strenuous tasks at work.
Covered in this course:
- Safety obligations in relation to manual handling
- Manual handling risk management
- Practical steps for safe lifting
- Tips for back safety and injury prevention
- Prevent overexertion injuries and ergonomic issues