Manual Handling | IPAF Training Courses | Horizon Platforms

How long is the course?

The course will last half a day.

Who is the course for?

Anyone who must undertake manual handling at work – including factory-based production line tasks and office-based lifting.

What are the aims of the course?

To ensure candidates:

• Understand current legal requirements
• Can minimise back and other related injuries, reducing absence from work
• Can increase efficiency and minimise fatigue
• Can identify and assess hazards at work (including manual handling tasks)
• Understand and demonstrate basic manual handling techniques

What is covered in the course?

• Key techniques
• The 6 key principles of manual handling
• The dangers associated with unskilled and careless manual handling
• Undertaking manual handling assessments
• Identifying hazards
• Key factors that affect manual handling
• The impact of lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying

If you are interested in further details on this or any other training course, please contact us.