NPORS Manual Handling
Description
COURSE CONTENT:
he course consists of the following elements:
- Introduction to and the principles of kinetics
- Film on the principles of lifting and how to avoid stress related injuries
- The Spine
- Health and Safety legislation
- Weight limits and guidelines
- Theory of Risk Assessment
- Manual Handling techniques
- Practical Risk Assessments
- Manual Handling in the workplace
- Demonstrations and supervised lifting & handling of clients