Ergonomics & Manual Handling Distance Learning Course

Every year, 35 million workdays are lost as a result of accidents and ill health, with over a third related to manual lifting. Legislation requires employers to ensure that all employees are trained and competent in manual handling and that an assessment of workstations is carried out. Our course is designed to give your staff the knowledge to perform manual lifting correctly and safely and ensure their workstation is correctly arranged.

OUTCOMES
On completion of the course delegates should be able to:
 Understand the areas of responsibilities for both the employer and the employee.
 Identify personal responsibilities for ergonomics and manual handling within the
workplace.
 Explain the reasons for fires occurring and ways to prevent them from happening.
 Develop safe systems of work to prevent reasonably foreseeable injury during
manual lifting work.
 Identify the immediate and cumulative effects of strain and sprain injuries.
 Assess the ergonomics of manual handling loads, including pulling and pushing.
 Undertake basic legally required Display Screen Assessments and assessments
of workstations.
 Understand the correct posture for workstations.

BENEFITS
 The course is aimed at all employees within the workplace to ensure that they can carry out manual lifting correctly and safely and that when working they ensure the correct posture for the work being undertaken.
 Ensures compliance with the relevant legislation including:
 The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations
 The Manual Handling Operations Regulations
 The Health & Safety at Work Act
 The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
 The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations
 Demonstrates why good ergonomics and manual handling practices should be a
vital part of everyone’s job.
 Discounts are available for 10 or more delegates.
 Can be customised to meet your company’s procedures and processes (please contact us to discuss your requirements).

SUBJECTS COVERED
 Ergonomics
 Ergonomists
 Basic Ergonomic Principles
 VDU / DSE Workstation Design and Set-up
 Lifting of Heavy Loads
 Shift Working
 Set-up of Machines in the Workplace
 Workload and Stress
 Common Injuries
 Identification of Ergonomic Problems
 What to do if an Ergonomic Problem Exists
 Manual Handling
 Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)
 What can be done in practice to help prevent manual handling injuries?
 Assessing and reducing the risk of injury
 Good Handling Techniques
 General Risk Assessment Guidelines
 Handling Gas Cylinders