MH1 – Manual Handling for Drivers

More than a quarter of all workplace accidents reported each year are associated with manual handling. And given the nature of their work, professional drivers are especially at risk. Learning a few key principles of effective manual handling and applying them properly can make a massive difference. This course aims to help your drivers to avoid contributing to these statistics in the future.

The course includes:

• What is Manual Handling?
• Manual Handling and the Law
• The Costs of Poor Manual Handling
• The Health Hazards
• Conducting a Manual Handling Risk Assessment
• Safe Lifting Technique and Mechanical Handling Equipment
• Practical Lifting

Course Duration – 3½ hours
This course can be combined with any of our other 3½ hour courses to complete the required 7 hours of Driver CPC training.

We can also run this course as a 7 hour program.