Sedentary Work Is a Workplace Hazard Too
Ergonomic risk does not only show up in lifting and handling. Long static sitting produces its own injuries, and it responds to the same assessment discipline.
By Rakesh TemkarRead
Lifting, Rigging & Material Handling | Training Programme
The injury that builds up over a shift.
Material handling covers moving loads by hand and with aids — the technique, the assessment that precedes it and the equipment that removes the need to lift at all.
Overview
Handling injuries rarely come from one heavy lift. They build up through repetitive lifting and load movement across the working day, as small lapses in technique accumulate.
The programme starts with assessing the load and the task before moving anything, and with asking whether a mechanical aid can remove the lift altogether. Technique for lifting, pushing, pulling and team handling follows from that.
What the programme covers
- Principles of manual handling
- Assessing a load before moving it
- Lifting, lowering, pushing and pulling technique
- Team handling and coordination
- Mechanical aids and when to use one
- Storage, stacking and route planning
Who it is for
Employees who move loads by hand or with handling aids
Practical Training
What participants practise.
- Correct manual handling technique
- Team handling exercises
Training dates
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Programme Details
Delivery, assessment and certification.
Recorded in Eduforce material
Recorded in Eduforce material as “Principles of Manual Handling” and “Principles of Material Handling”. Eduforce also delivers GWO Manual Handling as part of its separate GWO portfolio.
Confirmed on enquiry
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