Manual Handling Training Services

The session is intended for workers with more physically demanding manual handling requirements. These include workers who have varied amounts of lifting, bending, twisting or repetitive components within their work tasks. The emphasis of the training is on the effect of repetitive and more physically demanding postures and movements on the body, in particular the spine and upper limb. The key components of the training include; mechanism of soft tissue injury, manual handling principles, posture, work behaviours and workflow management along with the role of exercise in the prevention of injury.

Importantly, a strong focus of our training is applying the manual handling principles to the specific tasks of your workplace. This ensures employees can correctly apply these principles to their specific tasks along with providing an opportunity for the identification of employees manual handling concerns. The training will run for 1.5-2 hours, depending on the number of manual tasks being performed. Maximum group size is 15 to encourage participation and ensure assessment of each employees technique.