Southern Safety

Manual Handling Instructor Training

You can now learn to become a Manual Handling Instructor with Southern Safety. We will give you a thorough knowledge and understanding of the role of the instructor and make you confident and prepared to deliver the training to your own employees or company.

You will also have the knowledge and capability to carry out workplace risk assessmentsand be able to recommend a range of controls to improve manual handling in the workplace.


 

Duration

Five Days

  

Contents

 

Legislation

Anatomy and the components of the spine

Ergonomics

Risk factors in the workplace and manual handling related injuries

Risk assessment and risk assessment project

Safe manual handling principles and techniques.

Planning and delivery of manual handling training

 Assessment  

There are three elements to the assessment.

A written examination, a video recorded training session delivered by the candidate and a risk assessment project which must be submitted within two weeks of the finish of the course.

Certification requires success in all assessments.

Certification

Successful candidates receive a FETAC lever six certificate of qualification as a manual handling instructor.

 

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