Manual Handling Training in Manchester
Our Manual Handling Training is a half day course suitable for all employees; as there is an element of manual handling in all workplaces.
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 TILEO 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. This means that the practical exercises can be carried out in the work environment on loads that would normally be handled by those attending.
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
- Mechanisms of injury
- Acute and Chronic injuries
- The musculo-skeletal system
- Injury prevention
- Safe handling techniques [efficient movement principles]
- Introduction to TILEO and Dynamic risk assessment
- Carry out a Manual Handling Risk Assessment
- Team lifting
- Using handling aids
- Practical demonstrations with observation and feedback
Course duration is 3 hours and a Training Provider Certificate is awarded for each learner [valid for 3 years]
Call Jayne on 0800 368 8768 to enquire.
Manual Handling Training can be delivered on site in Greater Manchester including Stockport, Ashton, Rochdale and throughout the north west
Call 0800 368 8768 to ask about our on-site training
Contact Us
Risk Assessment for New and Expectant Mothers in Manchester
Our Risk Assessment for New and Expectant Mothers training is a half day course intended for all risk assessors in your business or those who manage people.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) require specific risk assessments that fulfil requirements to protect the health and safety of new and expectant mothers within the workplace.
This risk assessment course provides an understanding of legal requirements under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations in terms of assessing risk, along with specific risks, welfare provisions and requirements for breast feeding.
As an employer in Greater Manchester this course supports your compliance in providing information and training to employees with responsibility for carrying out risk assessments in your business.
'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)
Your course is delivered in an interactive way with group work and discussion. Specific risks within your industry (as applicable) are included in delivery. Where you have an existing risk assessment form we will use your form during course delivery, along with discussion on your internal procedures so that attendees are fully aware of your requirements, as well as their duties under relevant legislation.
Risk Assessment for New and Expectant Mothers Course content includes:
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
- Specific requirements for new and expectant mothers
- Physical and psychological changes in the body
- Principles and Practice of carrying out a suitable and sufficient Risk assessment
- Reasonable adjustments
Course duration is 3 hours and a Training Provider Certificate is awarded for each learner
Call Jayne on 0800 368 8768 to enquire.
The 'Risk Assessment for New and Expectant Mothers' training course can be delivered on site in Greater Manchester including Stockport, Ashton, Rochdale and throughout the north west
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 Manual Handling at Work (RQF)
QNUK Level 2 Award in Manual Handling at Work (RQF)
QNUK Level 2 Award in Principles of Workplace Risk Assessment (RQF)
QNUK Level 3 Award in Workplace Risk Assessment (RQF)