Manual Handling - In-House Training Course

Professionals, particularly in construction and heavy industry, have to deal with many risks and uncertain happenings. The probability of injuries is considerably high. Manual handling includes the lifting, pushing, pulling and moving of objects. It is responsible for a significant number of workplace injuries every year, many of which involve long term chronic injuries which may go on to affect a person at work and home.

If you are unfortunate enough to suffer an injury at work, the chances are roughly one in four that it will be a back injury caused by trying to lift or carry a load which is too heavy or too awkward to move safely.

About a quarter of all accidents notified to the Health and Safety Executive every year are connected with the manual lifting of loads. Each year there are approximately 90,000 back injuries in Britain, resulting in the loss of millions of working days costing an estimated £60,000,000. 

One important control measure to reduce the risk of injury to employees is training, both for the employees carrying out the lifting tasks, but also for those undertaking risk assessments and the supervsion of such tasks.  Cambridge Safety offer a range of Manual handling courses :

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Why take a manual handling course?

Accidents caused by manual mishandling cannot be measured in purely financial terms. Damage to the back or spinal column (which is the key to all body movement) can literally cripple its victim, making any kind of bodily activity either impossible or extremely painful.

Back injuries can rarely be seen. They are often slow to heal, and once the damage has been done, injuries often recur. A damaged back means a damaged life, affecting work, recreation, social and family activities. Manual Handling training can help prevent these types of injuries occurring.

Manual handling accidents cause other types of injuries, e.g. sprains and strains that can compound or complicate the situation. The carrying of dangerous substances or losing control of heavy loads in certain circumstances may put others at risk.

  • The average time off 6 to 8 weeks.
  • Highest incidence in 16 to 44 age group
  • 80% suffer a recurrence.
  • Annually 2.25 million visits to General Practitioners for treatment

The Manual Handling Lifting Regulations 1992 require employers to avoid hazardous manual handling, where this is not practicable, then the risk must be assessed and action taken to reduce the risk. We can offer a range of training and consultancy solutions to meet the legal requirements and prevent manual handling related injuries and ill health.

Manual Handling Training

This practical half-day session covers the identification of MH associated hazards, the anatomical system, MH injuries and their prevention, along with good lifting techniques and the use of handling aids.

Manual Handling Risk Assessment

This one-day session focuses on the core competencies of those who are required to carry out manual handling assessments. The starts with an introduction to the human body, muscles, tendons and ligaments and then explores the causes of MH related injuries. The legal requirements are reviewed as part of a manual handling course. The scope and detail required completing suitable and sufficient risk assessments along with making recommendations on the necessary control measures to reduce the risks adequately.
This two-day session covers the techniques of presentational and communication skills along with the detail of safe manual handling techniques and their respective legal requirements. Delegates will be given both the knowledge they need to run a manual handling session along with the development of their presentational skills to ensure sessions can be run back in their workplace.

Our Approach

All our sessions contain a tutor presentation via laptop and projector on what manual handling involves, how injuries occur and how to avoid these injuries through safe handling techniques. All our training is aimed at bringing the subject alive with up to date practical examples of both good and bad practice to focus delegates on the action they can take to contribute to the safety of their work area and to protect them. To check understanding and competency delegates can also be given a short assessment to check their understanding of the critical issues; the employer can use this as evidence not only of training but also understanding.

Health and Safety Consultancy

We are able to provide health and safety policies, including arrangements for safe moving and handling, the completion of manual handling risk assessments and ergonomic assessments, to assist in meeting the organisations' legal duties.

Every company must have access to competent health and safety advice, it’s a requirement of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, and this includes the competency to complete specialist risk assessments including MH risk assessments. We are listed on the HSE health, and safety consultants register and are part of the IOSH Continuous professional development scheme to ensure we are able to offer up to date, specific but practical advice on manual handling solutions.

Please contact us with details of your Manual Handling training requirements, number of delegates and location for our availability and quotation

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