Workplace Safety
Level 2 Safe Moving and Handling
Practical and theory-based one day course that builds the skills and confidence to move and handle loads safely while meeting health and safety law.
Course price
Safe Haven Training
£600.00 inc. VAT
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Request booking / quote- Delivery
- Onsite
- Duration
- 1 day (6 hours)
- Accreditation
- QA Level 2 Safe Moving and Handling (RQF)
- Provider
- Safe Haven Training
Course overview
Who this course is for
Anyone whose role involves manual handling tasks, including staff in warehousing, retail, healthcare, hospitality and other workplaces who need practical skills and knowledge to move and handle loads safely and comply with health and safety law.
Assessment
Assessment is through a multiple-choice exam and practical assessment of safe moving and handling techniques.
Before you attend
- No prior first aid knowledge needed - Comfortable clothing recommended - A smartphone or tablet is required to scan QR codes for the test - Free extra help is available if needed, with a 99% pass rate ensuring confidence in your learning
Certificate
On successful completion of the multiple-choice exam and practical assessment, delegates receive a QA Level 2 Safe Moving and Handling (RQF) certificate, regulated and nationally recognised, valid for 3 years.
Modules
Manual Handling Awareness - Identify common manual handling injuries: Recognise typical injuries associated with poor manual handling, such as back strains and musculoskeletal disorders, and understand their impact on individuals and businesses. - Laws, legal duties and responsibilities: Gain an overview of key Health & Safety and manual handling regulations, including employer and employee responsibilities in controlling manual handling risks. - Employer and employee obligations: Understand how employers must manage manual handling risks and how employees are expected to follow safe systems of work and use equipment correctly. Risk Assessment - Carrying out manual handling risk assessments: Learn a simple step-by-step approach to assessing manual handling tasks, considering the load, the task, the individual and the environment. - Identifying hazards and reducing risks: Identify common manual handling hazards and explore practical ways to reduce risk, such as redesigning tasks, adjusting loads or changing the work environment. - Applying HSE compliant safe systems of work: Understand how to apply HSE-compliant safe systems of work so that manual handling tasks are planned, supervised and carried out safely. Safe Handling Principles - Musculoskeletal system and injury prevention: Build a basic understanding of the musculoskeletal system and how good posture and movement techniques help prevent injury. - Balance, centre of gravity and lever systems: Learn how balance, centre of gravity and lever principles affect manual handling, and how to use them to move loads more safely and efficiently. - Manual handling equipment: Explore the main types of manual handling equipment, when they should be used and the importance of correct use and maintenance.
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