Manual Handling & Safe Lifting Techniques

If you lift items once or repeatedly, using an incorrect technique could cause you injury. It's important to master the correct way to lift so you minimise the risk of injury. Our course will give you the basics of correct lifting and also look at some practical problem solving when performing these tasks.

Our course covers lifting tasks, practical lifting, anatomy and physiology and practical problem solving and lifting aims.

By the end of the course, you'll be able to:

• State the principles of correct lifting technique to minimise risk of injuries;

• List the parts of your body that are at risk of injury due to poor handling techniques and understand muscle and disc injuries and how they occur;

• Lift carry and lower loads within your ‘personal capacity’ in such a way as to minimise the risk of injury and the efforts required; and

• Observe improvement in your manual handling skills.

This is a one-day training only course, with theory and practice. You'll get a certificate when you have completed the course.

Contact:

Oatridge: 01506 534519, oatridgetraining@sruc.ac.uk
Aberdeen: 01334 658960, aberdeentraining@sruc.ac.uk
Elmwood: 01334 658960 elmwoodtraining@sruc.ac.uk
Barony 01387 860251, baronytraining@sruc.ac.uk

Cancellations:

Cancellations must be made at least 10 working days prior to the course start date otherwise the full course fee is still payable. In the event that SRUC has to cancel a course for any reason your course fees will be refunded in full or your booking transferred to the next available date if this is suitable.