Manual Handling Awareness Courses

At First Aid Scotland, we realise that in business, companies require a recognised form of manual handling staff training for their employees. To cater for this demand, we offer 1/2 day (3 hour) courses in effective Manual Handling training. First Aid Scotland are members of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), & our manual handling trainer has been trained and certified by the society to deliver First Aid Scotland Manual Handling awareness training to their exacting standards.

Courses can be carried out in-house at the customers premises, or at our own venues across central Scotland.

Course content for our course includes:

Lesson 1          Principles of Loss Control

Lesson 2          Health & Safety Law relating to moving & handling

Lesson 3          Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) 1992

Lesson 4          The "Manual Handling Problem"

Lesson 5          Anatomy & Function of the Spine

Lesson 6          Risk Assessment

Lesson 7          Top Heavy Bending

Lesson 8          Efficient Moving Principles (Base Movement)

Lesson 9          Control Strategies

Lesson 10          Application of Efficient Movement Principles

     
 

COST: £ 65 + VAT

For a quote on manual handling training for your company, contact us on 0800 0431 327 or complete details on our contact page for a reply today.