A half-day workshop

Workshop Summary
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 set no specific requirements such as weight limits, but focus on a hierarchy of safety measures during manual handling operations.  Employers have a duty to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to the health of employees by trained, competent people.  This Workshop is offered to meet our workplace needs.

Who Should Attend
Anyone who carries out manual handling activities at work; those who need an introduction to the hazards of manual handling; risks involved; controls available and what to expect from a manual handling assessment.

Benefits to You and Your Organisation

• By the end of the Workshop, participants will be able to:
• Demonstrate an understanding of the main provisions of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations.
• Make a suitable and sufficient Assessment of hazardous manual handling operations in their organisation.
• Explain how incorrect manual handling techniques can cause injury.
• Better able to contribute to the Risk Assessment process in the workplace.
• Recommend ways of reducing risk of injury from those operations.

Workshop Contents

General Introduction

• The process of Manual Handling
• Manual Handling injuries
• Anatomy of the Spine – Causes of Back Pain
• Manual Handling Techniques

Legislation

• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1999

Manual Handling in Practice

• Manual handling Assessment
• Demonstration of Practical Assessment
• Company Handling Assessment to date
• How to record the Assessment