Manual Handling Training at Work | Manchester
Our Manual Handling Training Course is for half a day at your work and is suitable for all employees. The course will help employers comply with The Manual Handling Operations 1992 which state that employers are responsible for ensuring that staff who lift or move loads are properly trained.
Manual handling training at work can be delivered on site to businesses situated in Manchester, Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale, Ashton under Lyne and surrounding areas.
The manual handling course is tailored to the learner’s job role. The course is interactive with group work and discussion aimed at increasing awareness of safe handling and making improvements to improve workplace safety.
Discussion is around injuries, causes and prevention with an exercise on assessing a task to increase understanding of the TILE principles and the requirement for dynamic risk assessment. Practical observation and trainer feedback on one person handling, team lifts, pushing and pulling handling aids is carried out in the work area, as relevant to the job role. This may include of safe handling principles when using roller cages, pallet trucks or other handling aids used.
As an employer the course supports your compliance in providing health and safety information and training to your employees in Greater Manchester.
The HSE state ‘Employers must give you information about the risks in your workplace and how you are protected, also instruct and train you on how to deal with the risks.’ (HSE Guidance – accessed June 2016)
This manual handling training course in Manchester, Stockport and throughout the north west is delivered on site at your convenience. The course aim is to promote awareness of what may cause injury and how to reduce the likelihood of injury occurring. There is an emphasis on practical application of safe working within the learner’s job role.
The course is delivered in an interactive way with group work and discussion. Specific risks within your industry (where applicable) are included in delivery.
Course content includes:
- Manual Handling Regulations and other relevant legislation
- Mechanism’s of injury and types of injury
- The musculo-skeletal system
- Injury prevention
- Safe handling techniques
- Introduction to TILE
- Dynamic risk assessment
- Team lifting
- Using handling aids
- Near miss and accident reporting
- Practical exercise and observation
Course duration is 3 hours and a Training Provider Certificate is awarded for each learner
Ofqual recognised Manual handling training courses | Accredited Training
Looking for an accredited qualification for your employees?
We offer Ofqual regulated courses for Manual Handling training accredited with Qualifications Network UK (QNUK).
Further information on:
QNUK Level 2 Award In Principles of Manual Handling at Work (RQF); and
QNUK Level 2 Award In Manual Handling Loads at Work (RQF) is available through the link or call Jayne on 0800 368 8768 to enquire.
Assessment with QNUK is through a multiple choice question paper. A multiple choice assessment and Practical observation is required in QNUK Level 2 Award In Manual Handling Loads at Work (RQF) . The qualification in Manual handling certificate is awarded on successful completion and assessment.
Manual Handling Training can be delivered on site in Greater Manchester including Stockport, Ashton, Rochdale and throughout the north west
Additional courses and progression
QNUK Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF)
The QNUK Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF) is the perfect introduction to the key principles of health and safety at work. Ideally aimed at young people or those entering the workforce for the first time this qualification is the perfect addition to any CV.
QNUK Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF)
The QNUK Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the workplace (RQF) is aimed at all employees that require a general awareness of health and safety within their work environment.
QNUK Level 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF)
The QNUK Level 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF) is aimed at middle managers and supervisors. This group of people become more responsible for the safety of others and should have a better awareness of health and safety management systems.
We also offer:
QNUK Level 2 Award in Preventing Violence in the Workplace (RQF)
QNUK Level 1 Award in Fire Awareness at Work (RQF)
QNUK Level 2 Award in Fire Safety for Fire Marshals (RQF)
QNUK Level 2 Award in Principles of COSHH (RQF)
QNUK Level 2 Award in Principles of Workplace Risk Assessment (RQF)
QNUK Level 3 Award in Workplace Risk Assessment (RQF)
QNUK Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF)
QNUK Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF)
QNUK Level 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF)