Injury caused by handling loads is the highest category of absence from work for more than three days. Many of these occurrences result in back injuries. There is a requirement to carry out a manual handling assessment which should reduce the risk of injury caused by manual handling. JRL Solutions Ltd provides a half day course which will enable those attending to carry out these assessments.
The syllabus includes:-
- Legal position
- Types of injury
- Choosing the operations to assess
- Assessment
- Task
- Individual
- Load
- Environment
- Meeting the needs of particular persons
- Methods to reduce risk
- Safe handling technique
The course is supported by practical exercises and appropriate assessment documentation.