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5. Training

Training can be important in raising awareness and reducing risk, but it won't ensure safe manual handling on its own. You should first design the manual handling operations to be as safe as reasonably practicable. You should also monitor and review procedures to make sure workers understand and apply them.

Training should be relevant to the type of work carried out and should cover:

  • manual handling risk factors and how injuries can happen
  • how to use mechanical aids
  • how to carry out safe manual handling, including good handling techniques[6]
  • systems of work relevant to the worker's tasks and environment
  • practical work so the trainer can identify anything the trainee is not doing safely and put it right

The content of any training in good handling technique should be tailored to the tasks the workers carry out.

You may need to get professional help[7].

Link URLs in this page

  1. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/manual-handling/index.htm
  2. Avoid hazardous manual handlinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/manual-handling/avoid-hazardous-manual-handling.htm
  3. Assess manual handling you can’t avoidhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/manual-handling/assess-manual-handling.htm
  4. Reduce the risk of injuryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/manual-handling/reduce-risk-injury.htm
  5. The lawhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/manual-handling/the-law.htm
  6. good handling techniqueshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/manual-handling/good-handling-technique.htm
  7. get professional helphttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/external-help.htm
  8. Previous page Reduce the risk of injuryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/manual-handling/reduce-risk-injury.htm
  9. Next page The lawhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/manual-handling/the-law.htm
  10. View a printable version of the whole guidehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/manual-handling/print.htm
  11. Manual handling leaflethttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg143.htm
  12. Legal guidance on the Manual Handling Operations Regulationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l23.htm
  13. External help on manual handlinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/external-help.htm
  14. Making the best use of lifting and handling aidshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg398.htm
  15. MAC tool leaflethttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg383.htm
  16. RAPP tool leaflethttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg478.htm

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