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This 2 day programme refreshes the skills of qualified instructors and updates them on relevant legislation, ergonomic assessments, anatomy and physiology of the spine and current research.
On completion of this programme participants will have refreshed their knowledge and skills in the following manual handling training topics:
Ergonomic assessment :Adapting the demands of a task to the capabilities of the worker . Reduction of risk :Improvement of unsafe working practices and environments. Job design: Case study and assessment Working safely: Principles of safe lifting and moving techniques: Practical lifting, pushing and pulling exercisesVideo of practical exercises Assessment of practical : Development of practical lifting skills
Manual handling practical exercises: Lifting from a floor Lifting from a table Lifting from low to high Handling sacks and drums Pushing and pulling