Manual Handling

This course is aimed at those who carry out manual handling at work, it introduces candidates to the risks of manual handling and the controls available. This course will benefit anyone who has to carry out manual handling activities at work by introducing them to the hazards of manual handling, the risks involved and the control measures available to help prevent injury. Candidates will be able to look carefully at their own work activities and contribute to the development of safer working practices in cooperation with their supervisors and managers. This qualification is not intended to train candidates to carry out manual handling risk assessments, but it will help them to understand and contribute to the development of such assessments.

This course is held at our training centre in Chippenham town centre, however for groups of 6 or more our trainers can come to your place of work at no extra cost.