Level II Award in Priniciple and Practices of Manual Handling
Understand the reasons for safe manual handling
- Outline the potential injuries and ill health associated with incorrect manual handing
- Outline employers and employees duties relating to manual handling at work
- Outline the consequences for non-compliance with health and safety requirements at work
Understand how manual handling risk assessments contribute to improving health and safety
- Explain the terms ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’ in the context of manual handling work
- Outline the process for carrying out a manual handling risk assessment
- Describe the principle of the risk control hierarchy when applied to manual handling
Understand the principles, types of equipment and testing requirements associated with manual handling safety
- Describe safe movement principles associated with manual handling
- Outline the types of equipment designed to be used for manual handling tasks
- Outline the requirements for the testing, servicing and examination of manual handling and lifting equipment
Be able to apply safe manual handling principles
Demonstrate efficient and safe manual handling principles when;
- Applying effort to, or moving a load or object manually ontheir own
- When using manual handling aids and equipment
- When undertaking a manual handling task as part of a team
