QA Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling (RQF)
About this Event
QA Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling (RQF)
- Full day course (classroom)
- Provides a good understanding of the principles of safe manual handling
- Gives learners the ability to apply the principles of safe manual handling
Course Contents
- Common manual handling injuries
- Manual handling laws
- Responsibilities of employers and employees
- Manual handling risk assessments
- Safe movement principles associated with manual handling, including the body’s:
- - Musculoskeletal system
- - Centre of gravity
- - Lever system
- Manual handling equipment:
- - Types of manual handling aids and equipment
- - Maintenance and requirements for testing
- Manual handling practical sessions:
- - Preparing for a lift
- - Solo lifting, carrying and lowering an object
- - Team manual handling
Benefits of this course:
- 470,000 people people suffered from musculoskeletal disorders due to work related activities in 2020/2021
- Of those, 162,000 were from people who had not suffered this before
- 8.9 million working days, or 37,083 working years, were lost due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders in 2019/2020
- This course is here to help people avoid getting injured in the first place, saving both human suffering and cost to the employer and employee both
Accredited, Ofqual regulated qualification
Qualsafe Awards Centre number 0907060
Our Safe Moving and Handling Course is a nationally recognised, Ofqual regulated qualification accredited by Qualsafe Awards.
This means that you can be rest assured that your Manual Handling Certificate fulfills the legal requirements and is a very good way to make sure you and your employees are trained appropriately in Manual Handling.
The Ofqual Register number for this course is 603/2744/3
More information
For further information, contact us or see this course on our website at https://pochattraining.co.uk/safe-moving-handling/
If you'd like us to run this course for you and your staff (via virtual or face to face classroom), then please contact us as well.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 115.00
