Manual Handling Training - Handling of people

One Third of all injuries reported in the work place last year were due to incorrect manual handling and millions are lost every year though absence with injuries to discs, muscles, ligaments, etc.

Manual Handling injuries can have a significant impact on both you and your company.
An injury can affect your lifestyle, your leisure activities, your ability to sleep and your job prospects. For the company, injuries can lead to wage costs, loss of reputation and civil liability costs.

A major contributing factor is lack of proper training, supervision, information and instruction.

This Course is ideal for anyone with responsibilities that include handling and moving elderly or infirm people? Not only will it help you understand how to do your job more safely but it will help you learn how to work more efficiently by studying the human body and ergonomics. You will also come to understand you’re legal obligations and rights.

At Staff2000 Recruitment, we are currently holding mandatory yearly update, people handling courses, available to all our registered candidates as well as our clients at a very reasonable rate.

Duration: 3 hours
People per class: 10 Max
Theory overview:

• Legislation
• Back care in and out of work
• Risk assessment
• Falls and condemned techniques
• safer handling principles

Practical session:

• Chair manoeuvres
• Bed manoeuvres
• small equipment demonstrations
• Hoisting

For course availability and pricing, or if you have any enquiries about our training or current vacancies. Please contact us at:

Bournemouth Office:
Staff 2000 Recruitment
Ground floor
172 Old Christchurch Road,
Bournemouth, Dorset,
BH1 1NU
Tel: 01202 292995
Fax: 01202 292994
Email: bournemouth@staff2000.info Website: www.staff2000.info