Manual Handling Course by AVELING

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Manual handling , also known as manual tasks, is any activity requiring effort to lift, move, push, pull, carry, hold or restrain any object, including a person or animal. Poor manual handling practice is one of the most common causes of injury in the workplace and the injuries can be disabling and costly. AVELING's Manual Handling course will teach you how to safely identify, plan and perform manual handling tasks to maintain an injury-free workplace.

Episodios

  1. 04/03/2011 ·  Video

    Topic 6: Lifting Technique

    Topic 6 of AVELING's Manual Handling Course. This topic will teach you how to correctly lift loads, so that you minimise the risk of injury. You'll learn how to lift loads on your own and with other people.

    9 min

  2. 04/03/2011 ·  Video

    Topic 5: Using Mechanical Aids

    Topic 5 of AVELING's Manual Handling Course. In this section, you will learn about mechanical aids and why they're used.

    3 min

  3. 04/03/2011 ·  Video

    Topic 4: Assessing manual handling tasks and managing risk

    Topic 4 of AVELING's Manual Handling Course. By the end of this topic, learners will be able to: Assess a load and identify potential hazards involved in moving it (is it a solid, liquid, gas. Dangerous material? Does the MSDS have to be consulted? Size, shape, difficulty to grab, unstable/unwieldy); Describe different ways in which a load can be moved and recognise their level of risk (i.e. use of mechanical aids most preferred, moving a load alone is usually riskiest) ; Plan the route that they'll take when moving a load and identify/remove potential hazards.

    7 min

  4. 04/03/2011 ·  Video

    Topic 3: Legal Requirements

    Topic 3 of AVELING's Manual Handling Course. In this topic you'll learn about the laws that are designed to make manual handling safer and; what responsibilities you and your employer have.

    4 min

  5. 04/03/2011 ·  Video

    Topic 2: Risks and consequences

    Topic 2 of AVELING's Manual Handling Course. In this topic you'll learn about the dangers and consequences of manual handling and how injuries may occur.

    5 min

  6. 03/03/2011 ·  Video

    Topic 1: Defining and Identifying Manual Handling

    Topic 1 of AVELING's Manual Handling Course. This topic will help you to understand what manual handling activities are, where they occur and how to identify when a task involves manual handling tasks.

    4 min

  7. 10/02/2011 ·  Video

    Course Introduction

    Welcome to AVELING's Manual Handling Course. This Manual Handling course introduction video explains how important proper manual handling techniques are in preventing injuries.

    3 min
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Manual handling , also known as manual tasks, is any activity requiring effort to lift, move, push, pull, carry, hold or restrain any object, including a person or animal. Poor manual handling practice is one of the most common causes of injury in the workplace and the injuries can be disabling and costly. AVELING's Manual Handling course will teach you how to safely identify, plan and perform manual handling tasks to maintain an injury-free workplace.

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