SHORT COURSES
Manual Handling
Manual Handling
- This pack covers the law relating to moving and handling, Risk Assessment, Your duty of care. and the elements of anatomy and physiology involved in moving and handling. The pack does not enable anyone to become proficient in Manual Handling by itself. The only way to achieve proficiency is to practice. After reading this pack it is important to do some practical training. Practice is essential.
What does the course cover?
- Introduction
- Health & Safety Law
- Regulations
- Health & Safety At Work Act 1974 (Hasawa) Objectives Of The Act
- Management Of Health And Safety Regulations 1992
- Management Of Health & Safety At Work Regulations 1999
- Workplace (Health, Safety And Welfare) Regulations 1992
- Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
- Reporting Injuries Diseases Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
- Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
- Provision And Use Of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
- Risk Assessment
- Definitions
- Purpose
- Hazardous Situations May Involve
- Good Assessments Will Result In
- The Five Steps To Risk Assessment.
- Remember.
- What Has To Be Assessed?
- How Should It Be Implemented?
- Who Should Carry Out The Assessment?
- Why Bother?
- Control Measures To Reduce Risk.
- Duty Of Care – What Is It?
- Anatomy & Physiology Involved In Moving And Handling
- The Skeletal System
- The Spine
- The Muscular System
- The Circulatory System
- Diagram Of The Heart
- The Nervous System
- The Skin
- Cross Section Of The Skin
- Causes Of Back Pain
- Exercise:
- Rest:
- Hints For Practical Manual Handling
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