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Courses Safe Moving & Handling Level 2 (VTQ)
Moving and Handling Courses

Safe Moving & Handling Level 2 (VTQ)

Moving and Handling Course

Safe Moving & Handling Level 2 (VTQ) – TSL4Training 3-year  certificate – This TSL4Training course is aimed at anyone who requires a course in manual handling and is ideal for all workplace requirements. The course is designed to meet the requirements and recommendations of the HSE Manual Handling Regulations 1992. Correct manual handling training will reduce the risk of accidents occurring by identifying and preventing them. Manual handling is not difficult to learn but can save a lot of problems for employers and employees

The course covers legislation, common injuries, good practice, accident prevention and different lifting aids. Also covered is a section on manual handling risk assessment and the 5 step recommended process to carry out a risk assessment.

The Manual Handling course involves practical and theory training, the training we will cover the following subjects:

Introductory Manual Handling Training – Manual Handling Regulations – LOLER Regulations – PUWER Regulations Moving and Handling Course
Guidelines for Manual Handling – How and Why we Lift Correctly – Lifting Safety – Assessing Risks
Your Spine – Anatomy of an Injury – Slips, Trips, and Falls – Moving and Lifting Objects – Single Person Lift – Two Person Lifting
Moving Unusual Objects – Pushing and Pulling – Using Lifting Aids

Course Contents

Moving and Handling TrainingOur Safe Moving & Handling Level 2 course is designed for those that  require a manual handling certificate within there workplace, the course  meets the requirements and recommendations of the HSE Manual Handling Regulations 1992. The course covers legislation, common injuries, good practice, accident prevention and different lifting aids. Also covered is a section on manual handling risk assessment and the 5 step recommended process to carry out a risk assessment.

Knowing the correct manual handling methods will help reduce the risk of accidents occurring by identifying and preventing them before they occur. This is not a difficult course however having the correct Manual handling training  can save a lot of problems for employers and employees. Our course covers the safe moving of objects, we also offer a separate course for the Moving and Positioning of People.

We will cover:

Introductory Manual Handling Training – Manual Handling Regulations – How and Why we Lift Correctly Moving and Handling Courses

Assessing Risks – Assessing the Individual Move – The Spine – Anatomy of an Injury – Slips, Trips, and Falls

Moving and Lifting Objects – Single Person Lift – Two Person Lifting – Moving Unusual Objects

Pushing and Pulling – Lifting Aids – Pallet Trucks – Sack Trucks – Trolleys

Prices start from £45.00 based on in-house training of 10 or more delegates – training lasts approximately 4 hours

 

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