NPORS Manual Handling Training Course

Course Duration: Half Day

Introduction

Learners will receive the appropriate knowledge and various practical skills involved in safe manual handling as prescribed by the Approved Code of Practice for Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.

 

Aims and objectives

The aim of this course is to provide delegates with the correct level of knowledge to operate a petrol driven cut off saw safely.

 

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and other relevant legislation

Duties of Employers

Duties of Employees

Identifying the load

Anatomy of the Spine

Principles of good movement

Types and causes of injury

Practical application of lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying

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